Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad v. Hill

*140The opinion of the court was delivered by

Martin, C. J. :

On August 8, 1890, Charles W. Hill died from the effects of injuries sustained at about 11 o’clock on the night of July 80, 1890, at a crossing of the railway of the plaintiff in error some two miles southwest of Nortonville, and about a mile before reaching his home, which was north of the crossing. At the May term, 1892, his widow, as administratrix, recovered a judgment against the plaintiff in error for $5,000, and this judgment is the present subject of review.

Hill left home in the morning, driving a horse which was hitched to a…