Legal Opinion
Kansas City Elevated Railway Co. v. Service
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided February 8, 1908No. 15,391PublishedCited by 15 opinions
Error from Wyandotte court of common pleas; William G. Holt, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Benson, J.:
On November 13, 1905, Rachel Service, a girl under fourteen years of age, was injured by a car of the Kansas City Elevated Railway Company. James Service, her father, entered into an agreement with J. L. Colvin and Bird & Pope, attorneys of Kansas City, Mo., as follows:
“I hereby employ Bird, Pope & Colvin, attorneys, to *317bring suit against the Metropolitan Street Railway and Kansas City Elevated Railway Company for damages, for injuries sustained by Rachel Service and myself, on or about the 13th day of November, 1905; and I hereby agree to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- North Chicago Street Railroad v. AckleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Boardman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- Weller v. Jersey City, Hoboken & Paterson Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1905
- Huber v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1897
- Potter v. Ajax Mining Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1900
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Denson v. Alabama Fuel & Iron Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Greenleaf v. Minneapolis, St. Paul, & Sault Ste. Marie Railway Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1915
- Giles v. RussellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1977
- Graham v. Wichita Terminal Elevator Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1924
- Dannenberg v. DannenbergSupreme Court of Kansas · 1940
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