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· 5/10/1919

Grisham v. Union Traction Co.

Citations

  • 104 Kan. 712
  • 181 P. 119
  • 1919 Kan. LEXIS 341

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Negligence — Pedestrian Crossing Railroad Track — Injuries—Contributory Negligence. A woman who is killed while attempting to cross an electric intcrurban-railroad track, in front of a rapidly approaching car, which she sees, or can see if she looks, and which she intends to board as a passenger, is-guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law, and her husband cannot recover the damages sustained by him on account of her death.</p>

Judges: Marshall

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