Roblin v. Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs Railroad
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Buchanan . Circuit Court. — Hon. H. M. Ramey, Judge. Action brought against the defendant company, by James Quinn as next friend of Mary and "William C. Roblin, minors, to recover damages resulting from the death of their father, alleged to have been caused by the incompetency of F. B. Tracy, the engiheer of the train of which Wm. H. Roblin, their father, was the conductor in charge.
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Appeal from Buchanan . Circuit Court. — Hon. H. M. Ramey, Judge. Action brought against the defendant company, by James Quinn as next friend of Mary and "William C. Roblin, minors, to recover damages resulting from the death of their father, alleged to have been caused by the incompetency of F. B. Tracy, the engiheer of the train of which Wm. H. Roblin, their father, was the conductor in charge. Such portion of the petition as necessary to quote, is the following: “That said Wm. H. Roblin, the father of said plaintiffs and the husband of said Celia Roblin, was on the said twenty-seventh day…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, J.
The only material question at issue in this case is, whether Tracy was incompetent for the position to which he had been appointed, that of engineer. His examination on the general topics connected with the duties incident to that kind of employment seems to have been thorough. He stated to Mr. Chase that his service as fireman on the C., B. & I., in Illinois, was continuous for four years, under a Mr. Colvin, master mechanic, who was acquainted with Mr. Chase, as a railroad man, and Tracy referred the latter to him for information regarding his qualifications. Whether Chase made inquiries of…
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- Dysart v. Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898