Missouri Pacific Railroad v. Johnson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Atkinson, J.:

On the night of December 27,1900, W. E. Johnson, an employee of the Missouri Pacific Railway Company, was killed in the switch-yards at Ccffeyville, Kan., while in the discharge of his duties as engineer of a switch-engine. He left a widow and one child, and the widow brought this action to recover damages, charging that his death was the result of negligence of the railway company. She had verdict and judgment for the sum of $7000, and the company brings error.

In the city of Coffeyville are two switch-yards, one known as the Missouri…