Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Fronk

Citations

• 74 Kan. 519
• 87 P. 698
• 1906 Kan. LEXIS 96

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Railroads — Student Brakeman Held to be an Employee. A student brakeman, who, in consideration of being permitted to ride on a railway company’s freight-train to observe and learn the duties of a freight brakeman, agrees to perform service on its engines, trains and cars while learning such duties, is an employee of the company.</p> <p>' 2. Contracts — Release from Liability for Negligence — Void as Against Public Policy. Under the statutes of this state a contract entered into by such employee exempting the' company from all liability for damages which he may sustain in consequence of the negligence of the company, its agents, servants, or employees, is against public policy and void.</p>