Legal Opinion

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. Kellogg

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided March 3, 1898No. 7797PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Error from the district court of Phelps county. Tried below before Beall, J.

1Opinion of the Court

Ragan, C.

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company has filed a petition here to review a judgment of the district court of Phelps county pronounced against it in favor of George Kellogg.

1. The first argument is that the petition does not state a cause of action. Kellogg in his petition, in substance, alleges: That on the 7th of August, 1892, he was a station agent of the railway company at Bertrand, Nebraska; that it was his duty as such agent to set the brakes on cars left by passing trains on the side trucks at that station to prevent the wind blowing the cars off the side track on…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Wright v. . New York Central Railroad CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
  2. Gran v. HoustonNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Bradshaw v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1885
  4. Omaha & Republican Valley Railway Co. v. BradyNebraska Supreme Court · 1894
  5. Roose v. PerkinsNebraska Supreme Court · 1879

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. KelloggNebraska Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Sandomierski v. FixemerNebraska Supreme Court · 1957
  3. Union Stock-Yards Co. v. GoodwinNebraska Supreme Court · 1898
  4. Cooper v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1931
  5. Morris v. HinesNebraska Supreme Court · 1922

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