Legal Opinion

Ladd v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided March 11, 1916No. 20,014PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Sedgwick district court, division No. 1 ; Thomas C. Wilson, judge.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiff recovered judgment against the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company for injuries sustained while she was a passenger on its railway. The defendant appeals. The plaintiff alleges that she was injured by the defendant’s negligence. The defendant answers that the plaintiff, for a valuable consideration, settled and released her claim for her injuries. The plaintiff replies that this settlement was procured by fraud.

The evidence tended to establish the following facts: August 27, 1912, the plaintiff was injured in the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Great Northern Ry. Co. v. FowlerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1905
  2. City Council of Augusta v. OwensSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  3. Storrs v. Los Angeles Traction Co.California Supreme Court · 1901
  4. Melone v. Sierra Ry. Co. of Cal.California Supreme Court · 1907
  5. St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. HambrightSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1908

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. PetersonArizona Supreme Court · 1928
  2. Odrowski v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1916
  3. Sluss v. Brown-Crummer Investment Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1936
  4. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1932
  5. Parrott v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1922

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