Cherokee & Pittsburg Coal & Mining Co. v. Stoop
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Crawford District Court. Action by Samuel K. Stoop, as administrator of the estate of George W. Croxton, deceased, against The Cherokee and Pittsburg Coal and Mining Company. Judgment was rendered for defendant, and, from an order granting a new trial, it brings error. The material facts are stated in the opinion, filed February 8, 1896.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Joi-inston, J.: This was an action brought by Samuel K. Stoop, as administrator of thev estate of George *427W. Croxton, deceased, against the Cherokee and Pitts-burg Coal and Mining Company to recover damages sustained by the widow and next of kin of George W. Croxton, deceased, for pecuniary loss alleged to have been sustained by them by reason of his death, and which it is alleged was caused by the negligence of the company. The company owned and operated a coalmine at Frontenac, and the deceased was an employee working in the mine as a coal-miner, and…
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