St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. Keller

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Milton, J. :

This action was brought by the defendant in error in the district court of Wilson county to recover damages for the death of her husband, Charles Keller, which was alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the employees of the receivers of the St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Company. A trial was had to a jury, which returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $1900, and judgment was ■entered accordingly. The deceased was killed by an ■engine in the railroad yards at Neodesha, while he was in the act of uncoupling a car which…