Solomon Railroad v. Jones
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Mitchell District Court. Action brought by Jones against The Railroad Company, to recover damages for bodily injuries, alleged to have been received by plaintiff while in the employment of the defendant company. January 6, 1882, verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $4,250. The defendant brings this judgment here for review. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
This was an action brought by defendant in error, plaintiff below, to recover damages for personal iniuries received, as alleged, while in the employ of defendant. The facts are, that on November 19, 1879, plaintiff was employed in surfacing the track on the line of defendant’s railroad. On the morning of that day, he started from Beloit in a hand-car with other laborers. He was' working the handle of the car, and after going a short distance the handle broke, in consequence of which he fell out in front of the car and was run over and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Laning v. . N.Y.C.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Porter v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1879
- Greenleaf v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1870
- Brabbits v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. JacksonIllinois Supreme Court · 1870
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- Tierney v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Solomon Railroad v. JonesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1885
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