MO., KANS. & TEX. RY. v. WEST

No. 696.

232 U.S. 682 (1914)

MISSOURI, KANSAS & TEXAS RAILWAY COMPANY v. WEST.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 23, 1914.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Thomas D. O'Brien, Mr. Benjamin Martin, Jr., Mr. S. Grant Harris and Mr. Charles H. Taylor for defendant in error, in support of motion.

Mr. Joseph M. Bryson, Mr. C.L. Jackson and Mr. W.R. Allen for plaintiffs in error, in opposition to motion.


MR. JUSTICE McKENNA delivered the opinion of the court.

Action for damages brought by defendant in error against plaintiff in error (herein called the railway company) for the death of William B. West, husband of the defendant in error, caused by the collision of two trains of the railway company. The case was tried to a jury and resulted in a verdict and judgment for defendant in error in the sum of $15,000. The judgment...

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