Dewald v. Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad
Supreme Court of Kansas
M'ror from Wyandotte District Court. The case is stated in the opinion. Judgment for the defendant Company, at the March term, 1888. The plaintiff brings this case to this court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the. court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
This was an action brought by Mary A. Dewald, as administratrix of the estate of Edward Dewald, deceased, against the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad Company, to recover damages alleged to have resulted from the negligence of the defendant in wrongfully causing the death of the deceased. The action was brought under the statute, to recover damages for the benefit of the next of kin. The petition alleged as negligence, that the plaintiff's intestate was a passenger for hire, whom the defendant had for such hire agreed to carry…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Kansas Pacific Railway Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1871
- Burrows v. . Erie Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
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