Harter v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Shawnee District Court. The nature of this action and all the material facts appear in the opinion herein, filed January 5, 1895.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Allen, J.:
This action was brought by John J. Harter, as administrator of Patrick J. Sweeney, against the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company, to recover damages for injuries causing the death of said Sweeney. It appears that the deceased was employed by the defendant as a switchman in its yards at Topeka ; that while so employed, on the 26th day of May, 1887, he was riding on the foot-board in front of a switch-engine ; that in passing over a switch the engine became derailed; that he jumped off in front of the engine to get out of the way;…
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rld. v. StanfordSupreme Court of Kansas · 1874
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Railroad v. WagnerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1885
- A. T. & S. F. Railroad v. BalesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1876
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fé Rld. v. RetfordSupreme Court of Kansas · 1877
- American Electric Telephone Co. v. Emporia Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1910
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- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. DorrSupreme Court of Kansas · 1906
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