St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co. v. Payne
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Wilson District Court Action brought by Payne against the Railway Company, to recover certain damages to his team, wagon, and harness. Trial at the May Term, 1881, of the district court, and judgment for the plaintiff for $200 and costs. The defendant brings the case here. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court wa,s delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
On or about the 20th day of February, . 1880, Philip Payne drove his team of horses in the afternoon to McGahey’s mill, situated outside of a city or village, on *167Fall river, in Wilson county, on a public highway which crossed the St. Louis & San Francisco railroad at the distance of one hundred to one hundred and twenty yards north of the mill. He fastened the team to the usual hitching-post at the mill, which was in plain view of'the railroad; also fastened the lines and locked the wagon, and then went into the mill. It.was a cold,…
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