St. Louis & S. F. R. v. Dewees
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Kansas.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN DEVANTER, Circuit Judge.
This was an action under a Kansas statute by a widow to recover damages of a railroad company for the death of her husband, Charles A. Dewees, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the company and its employés. The plaintiff obtained a verdict and judgment, and the defendant has brought the case here; its chief contention being that there was error in refusing its request for a directed verdict. In Kansas the fellow-servant rule of the common law has been abrogated as respects employés of railroad companies. Gen. St. Kan. 1901, § 5858.
At the time of his…
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- St. Louis & S. F. R. v. BishardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
- Erie R. Co. v. KaneCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1902
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