Land v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Bourbon district court; Charles E. Hulett, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
West, J.:
This action was brought by the administrator of the estate of Samuel H. Simmons to recover for his death caused by one of the defendant’s engines. *442The decedent was foreman of the section extending from Fort Scott south to Edwards Junction, between which points there is a double track. It was alleged that at the National avenue crossing, near the southeast limits of Fort Scott, on the morning in question the deceased was standing while a southbound freight train passed on the west of the two tracks, and owing to the heavy grade and weight of…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Aerkfetz v. HumphreysSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Atchison Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad v. HagueSupreme Court of Kansas · 1894
- Connelley v. Pennsylvania R.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1912
- Morris v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- Adams v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1914
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- Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation v. Hugh Breeding, Inc., a Corporation, Hugh Breeding, Inc., a Corporation, Cross-Appellant v. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
- Johnson v. KillionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1956
- Acker v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1920
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