Union Pacific Railway Co. v. Harwood
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Davis District Court. Action brought by Harwood against The Railway Company, to recover damages for bodily injuries alleged to have been by him sustained through the negligence of the defendant. Trial at the March Term, 1883. The court overruled the defendant’s demurrer to the plaintiff’s evidence. The jury found for the plaintiff, and assessed his damages at $3,500. The jury also returned answers to certain questions submitted by the defendant.
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Error from Davis District Court. Action brought by Harwood against The Railway Company, to recover damages for bodily injuries alleged to have been by him sustained through the negligence of the defendant. Trial at the March Term, 1883. The court overruled the defendant’s demurrer to the plaintiff’s evidence. The jury found for the plaintiff, and assessed his damages at $3,500. The jury also returned answers to certain questions submitted by the defendant. The court overruled the motion of the railway company for judgment upon the answers made by the jury to the special questions, and also…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
This was an action brought by Frank Harwood against the Union Pacific railway company, to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained through the negligence of the railway company. The evidence conduced to show that Scott & Thurston, residing at Junction City, in this state, were engaged in the business of shipping live stock over the Union Pacific railway to Kansas City; that Harwood was in the employ of the firm as a clerk; that Scott & Thurston had ordered from the railway company, the day prior to February 28,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Kansas Pacific Railway Co. v. PeaveySupreme Court of Kansas · 1883
3Cited by3 opinions
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. HarrisSupreme Court of Kansas · 1885
- Linker v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1910
- Eiler v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1916