Knight v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

Citations

• 111 Kan. 308
• 206 P. 893
• 1922 Kan. LEXIS 234

Syllabus

<p>syllabus by the court.</p> <p>Negligence — Automobile—Railroad Crossing — Contributory Negligence. A mature person who attempts to cross a railroad track without taking any precautions for his own safety, while riding in an automobile with another who is driving, cannot recover damages from the railroad company 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. (Kirby v. Railway Co106 Kan. 163,186 Pac. 744, followed.)</p>