Legal Opinion
Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Merrill
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 15, 1888PublishedCited by 40 opinions
Error from Anderson District Court. The opinion contains a statement of the facts. Judgment for the plaintiff Merrill, at the September term, 1886. The defendant Railway Company brings the case to this court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
JOHNSTON, J.:
J. C. Merrill brought this action against the Missouri Pacific Railway Company to recover damages alleged to have been sustained through the negligence of the railway company in permitting fire to escape from its locomotive in the, operation of its railroad. He alleged —
“That on the 4th day of December, 1885, the said defendant, while running one of its trains on said road in Anderson county, Kansas, managed its said train carelessly and negligently, and failed to employ suitable means to prevent the escape of fire from the engine used in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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