Legal Opinion
Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Abney
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided January 15, 1883PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Error from Miami District Court. At the February Term, 1883, of the district court, plaintiff Abney recovered a judgment against the Railway Company, which brings the case to this court. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was an action brought by James A. Abney against the Missouri Pacific Railway Company, under the railroad stock law of 1874, (Laws of 1874, ch. 94; Comp. Laws of 1879, p. 784, ¶ 4915, et seq.,) to recover for the value of a heifer killed by the railway company in the operation of its road. The case was tried by the court without a jury, upon the following agreed statement of facts, to wit:
“It is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between the parties to this action that this cause shall be submitted to the court for trial without a…
2Cited by4 opinions
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- Fort Scott, Wichita & Western Railroad v. KarrackerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1891
- Riter-Conley Mfg. Co. v. WrynSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918