Kolokas v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.

James Kolokas, a citizen of Greece,' an employee of defendant as a track laborer at Goffs in the State of Kansas, received injuries on July 24, 1904, of which he died in the ensuing September at defendant’s hospital in St. Louis. Helen, his wife, also a citizen of Greece and residing there, brought suit in the Jackson Circuit Court for damages for his wrongful death. From a judgment in her favor for $5,500 defendant appeals.

The petition charges that Kolokas was a track laborer for defendant under the supervision of defendant’s foreman; that among other duties he helped operate a handcar on…