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· 1/10/1920

Kirby v. Kansas City

Citations

  • 106 Kan. 163
  • 186 P. 744
  • 18 A.L.R. 299
  • 1920 Kan. LEXIS 477

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Railroad Crossing — Passenger in Automobile — Contributory Negligence. A mature person who attempts to cross an interurban railroad track without taking any precautions for his own safety, while riding in an automobile with another, who is driving, cannot recover damages for injuries sustained in a collision with a car on the track, when by looking he could have seen the approaching car in time to have warned the driver of the danger.</p>

Judges: Marshall

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