Atchison Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad v. Long
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from, Butler District Court. Action to recover damages for bodily injuries, etc. Judgment on November 8,1888, for plaintiff, Long, for $500 damages. The defendant Company brings the ease to this court. The material facts are set forth in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Creen, C.:
On the morning of March 4, 1888, the plaintiff below purchased a ticket at Topeka of the agent of the defendant below, as he claims, to Emporia, for which he paid $1.85, the distance being a fraction over 61 miles. He entered one of the cars in defendant’s passenger train, which left Topeka some time after midnight; the car in which he took' his seat as a passenger contained fifteen or twenty persons. After the train- left Topeka, the collector passed through the car and took up plaintiff’s ticket, but did not give him a check. As the train approached the station of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Frederick v. Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1877
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad v. GantsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1888
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