Weir v. Kansas City Railways Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Wyandotte district court, division No. 1; Edward L. FISCHER, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, C. J.:
In traveling- along a narrow street Margaret Weir was struck by a street car of the Kansas City Railways Company as it rounded a curve in the street, and for the injuries sustained she recovered a judgment from which defendant appeals.
In her petition she alleged in substance that the company has a double track on Thirteenth street, Kansas City, the tracks being located within about five feet from the curbing, which at that place is about a foot high and six inches wide. There is a curve in the street, and on the morning of the accident…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hayden v. Fair Haven & Westville RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
- Widmer v. West End Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad v. LaneSupreme Court of Kansas · 1885
- Campbell v. Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1895
- Matulewicz v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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