Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Johnson

Opinion by

Green, C.:

Sarah J. Johnson brought this suit in the district court of Wilson county, against the Missouri Pacific Railway Company, to recover damages for alleged personal injuries which she claims to have sustained. She alleged in her petition:

“That on the 3d day of April, 1887, the defendant was operating a certain line of railroad through the county of Wilson and state of Kansas, known as the Verdigris Valley, Independence & Western Railroad, which said railroad so operated by defendant runs across a certain highway, which said highway was duly and legally laid out and traveled…