Detwiler v. Lowden

1 Reported in 269 N.W. 367, 838. Plaintiff, while a fireman on a train moving in interstate commerce and operated by defendants as trustees of the Chicago, Rock Island Pacific Railway Company, was injured in a collision in the state of Kansas, in which state he then resided. He sues to recover damages for such injuries, alleging that the collision was caused by the negligence of defendants and their servants. Defendants' answer admits the operation and character of the train on which plaintiff was employed when the collision occurred, denies that it was caused by defendants' negligence, and…