Kennedy v. Fleming

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hopkins, J.:

The action was for damages sustained by the plaintiff in alighting from a street car. It was originally filed against the receivers of the Kansas City Railways Company, the city of Kansas City, Kan., and G. G. Roudebush, a contractor. At the commencement of the trial the plaintiff dismissed her action as to all defendants except the receivers of the railways company who are operating street-car lines in Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City Kan. The plaintiff recovered, and the defendants appeal.

The injury occurred on Ruby avenue, a public…