Baisdrenghien v. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co.

Citations

• 91 Kan. 730
• 139 P. 428
• 1914 Kan. LEXIS 110

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. ’Jurisdiction — Personal Injuries — Violation of Mining Act. The trial court had jurisdiction of this case under section 4987 of the General Statutes of 1909.</p> <p>2. Damages — Mental Anguish — Physical Pain. To sustain a finding and judgment involving damages for mental anguish it is not essential that direct evidence of such anguish should be produced, but such suffering may be inferred from physical pain.</p> <p>3. Same. Neither courts nor juries can draw a definite or exact line between physical pain and mental anguish.</p>