Barber v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.

Citations

• 86 Kan. 277
• 120 P. 359
• 1912 Kan. LEXIS 276

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COUET.</p> <p>Common CARRIER — Personal Injuries — Contract—Notice of Injury. A contract for the shipment of cattle provided for transportation for the caretaker in charge of them. The contract was signed after the cattle were loaded and by the time it was signed the train was in motion. The conductor refused to stop the train and the caretaker was injured while trying to get aboard the caboose. Held, the contract, which required notice of injury to person or property as a condition precedent to an action for damages, was operative at the time of the injury.</p>