Battese v. Union Pacific Railroad

Citations

• 102 Kan. 468
• 170 P. 811
• 1918 Kan. LEXIS 66

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Jurisdiction— Wrongful Death in Foreign State — Power of Kansas Administrator to Maintain Action for Damages. An administrator appointed for the estate of a resident of Kansas by a Kansas probate court has no power to maintain an action in a Kansas court to enforce a liability created by the laws of another state for the wrongful death of the intestate, which occurred in such other state, following McCarthy, Adm’r, v. Railroad Co., 18 Kan. 46.</p>