Griffith v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

This was an action by plaintiffs for the wrongful death of their father, Joseph D. Griffith, a railway crossing flagman in the service of the Union Terminal Railway Company in Wichita.

The regrettable tragedy happened in this fashion; In Wichita there is a street which runs east and west named Central avenue. The Santa Fe Railway Company has eight railway tracks which run north and south, lying side by side and crossing Central avenue. Griffith was stationed at the crossing to protect persons and traffic at the intersection of the railway…