Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Mackey
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Atohison District Court. ACTION brought by Patrick Mackey against The Missouri Pacific Railway Company, to recover damages for bodily in-j uries. Trial at the June Term, 1884, and judgment for plaintiff for $12,000 and costs. The Company brings the case here. The materia] facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
*300Tlie opinion of the court was delivered by
JOHNSTON, J.:
This action was brought by Patrick Mackey against the Missouri Pacific Railway. Company, to recover for personal injuries sustained by him while employed by the defendant company as fireman upon a switch engine, and which injuries he alleges were occasioned solely by the gross carelessness and negligence of the employés of the railway company other than himself.
Among the facts about which there is little if any dispute, may be stated the following: The railway company has control of two track yards, in and adjacent to the city of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McAunich v. Mississippi & Missouri RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1866
- Commonwealth v. DorseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. HaleySupreme Court of Kansas · 1881
- Funston v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1883
- City of Parsons v. LindsaySupreme Court of Kansas · 1881
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