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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad v. Gibson

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1889PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Error from Elk District Court. Action to recover damages caused by fire. Trial at the May term, 1887, Hon. L. Scott, judge pro tern., presiding; verdict and judgment for $200 damages for plaintiff Gibson. The defendant Railroad Company brings the case here. The opinion states the facts.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Simpson, C.:

This action was commenced in the district court of Elk county, to recover from the railroad company damages caused by a fire alleged to have been set out by the railroad company in the operation of its trains. The case was tried by a jury, and a verdict returned for $200 damages; and the special .interrogatories submitted were answered as follows:

“1. What was the. railroad known and called from which the fire started? Ans.: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé.”
“3. What railroad company was operating that road at the time the firing was done ? A. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé.”
“5.…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad v. PerrySupreme Court of Kansas · 1902
  2. St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. v. LudlumSupreme Court of Kansas · 1901
  3. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. ArthursSupreme Court of Kansas · 1901
  4. Clark v. EllithorpCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1899
  5. MacDonald v. N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1903

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