Southern Kansas Railway Co. v. Walsh
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Montgomery District Court The opinion states the material facts. Judgment for plaintiff Walsh, on January 21, 1888. The defendant Railway Company brings the case to this court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
JOHNSTON, J.:
This was an action to recover for injuries received' by L. C. Walsh while a passenger on one of the trains of the Southern Kansas Railway Company en route from Moline to Independence. The train was derailed between the points mentioned, and he alleged in his petition that the track of the railroad between the points named was out of repair and dangerous for travel; that the company willfully and wantonly permitted the rails to become battered and worn, the cross-ties rotten and unfit for use, and negligently failed to use a proper quantity…
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