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CHICAGO &C. RAILROAD CO. v. PONTIUS

No. 716.

157 U.S. 209 (1895)

15 S.Ct. 585

39 L.Ed. 675

CHICAGO, KANSAS AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY, v. PONTIUS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 18, 1895.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John H. Mahan for the motion to dismiss or affirm.

Mr. George R. Peck, Mr. A.T. Britton, and Mr. A.B. Browne opposing.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

Section 93, chapter 23, of the General Statutes of Kansas, (Gen. Stat. Kas. 1889, vol. 1, p. 415,) provides: "Every railroad company organized or doing business in this State shall be liable for all damages done to any employé of such company in consequence of any negligence of its agents, or by any mismanagement of its engineers or other employés to any persons sustaining...

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