Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad v. Brown
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Dyon District Court. ACTION brought against The Railroad Company by Joseph Broion, as administrator of the estate of William Haas, deceased, who is alleged to have lost his life by reason of the negligence of' .the defendant. Trial at the March Term, 1884, and verdict against the company for $5,000. The defendant moved for judgment upon the special findings, notwithstanding the general verdict, which motion was overruled.
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Error from Dyon District Court. ACTION brought against The Railroad Company by Joseph Broion, as administrator of the estate of William Haas, deceased, who is alleged to have lost his life by reason of the negligence of' .the defendant. Trial at the March Term, 1884, and verdict against the company for $5,000. The defendant moved for judgment upon the special findings, notwithstanding the general verdict, which motion was overruled. New trial denied, and judgment upon the verdict for plaintiff. The defendant company brings the case here. The opinion states the material facts. (See also Rid.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
HobtoN, C. J.:
This was an action brought by Joseph Brown, as administrator, to recover damages for the benefit of the next of kin of William Haas, deceased, who is alleged to have lost his life on November 17,1879, by reason of the negligence of the railroad company while the said William Haas was in the performance of his duties as an employé of the company. On the day named, Haas was a yard switchman in the employ of the company at its car yard near the city of Empo-ria, in this state. He went in between a box car and a flat car upon the railroad,…
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