Wilson v. Tootle
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Missouri
At Law. Action by James F. Wilson, administrator of William' J. Kelly, deceased, against Milton Tootle, Jr., to recover damages for death, by wrongful act, On demurrer to the petition.
1Opinion of the Court
PHILIPS, District Judge,
(after stating the facts.) In the case of Vawter v. Railway Co., 84 Mo. 679, the supreme court of this *212state held that an administrator appointed under the laws of this state could not maintain an action in the state against a defendant railroad company for damages resulting from the death of the intestate, occurring in the state of Kansas, through the imputed wrongful act and negligence of the company, although a cause of action therefor was given by the statutes of that state to the administrator of the estate. This ruling was predicated mainly on the proposition…
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