Rush v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Bourbon District Court. Action brought uuder § 422 of the civil code, by Mary A. Rush, as administratrix of the estate of Michael O’Connor, deceased, against The Railway Company, to recover $10,000' damages for wrongfully and negligently causing the death of said decedent. Trial at the December Term, 1884, and judgment for the defendant. The plaintiff brings the case here. The material facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was an action brought in the district court of Bourbon county, under § 422 of the civil code, by Mary A. Rush, administratrix of the estate of Michael O’Con-nor, deceased, to recover damages against the Missouri Pacific Railway Company for wrongfully and negligently causing the death of the deceased. The damages sought to be recovered are claimed for the benefit of Michael O’Connor sr., the father and next of kin to the deceased. The deceased had been in the employment of the defendant railway company, as yard swdtchman, at Fort…
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