Sherman v. Anderson
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Anderson District Court. Action brought under §422 of the civil code, by Christopher P. Sherman, as administrator of the estate of William C. Sherman, deceased, against Cornelius R. Anderson, to recover the sum of $10,000. Trial at the March Term, 1880, when the court sustained a general demurrer to plaintiff’s evidence, and gave judgment for the defendant. The plaintiff brings the case here. The opinion states thé facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
This was an action brought under §422 of the code of civil procedure. Petition, answer and reply were duly filed, and the case went to trial. After the plaintiff had finished his testimony, a demurrer to the evidence was sustained, judgment entered for defendant; and to reverse this ruling plaintiff in error comes to this court.
The facts are these: Plaintiff’s intestate was a fireman, employedon the L. L. & G. railroad, and while engaged in running a freight train, the train struck a steer belonging to *334defendant, the engine and tender were…
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