Quantock v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.

This action is for damages alleged to have been sustained by reason of the defendant failing to construct a farm crossing for plaintiff over its railway. There was a demurrer to plaintiff’s petition which was sustained by the trial court, and he refusing to plead further, judgment was entered for defendant.

*470It appears that plaintiff owns a body of land of more than two hundred acres lying in about equal parts on each side of the railroad. The road, was constructed in 1873, and at that time both tracts were owned by one Ward. Defendant constructed a crossing for Ward connecting the two tracts…