Landis v. Wichita Railroad & Light

Citations

• 110 Kan. 205
• 203 P. 1109
• 1922 Kan. LEXIS 9

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Negligence — Personal Injuries — Manner oj Selecting Physicians to Examine Plaintiff. It is held that no abuse of discretion is shown in the refusal of the trial court to select physicians to examine a plaintiff the extent of whose injuries was in issue, the plaintiff being willing to be examined by physicians chosen by the defendant. ,</p> <p>2. Same — Foot Catching in Rope Hanging on Rear of Car — Purpose of Rope Immaterial. To warrant a recovery in an action for injury to one who just after alighting from a street car was thrown down by reason of her foot being caught in a rope hanging from the rear of the car it is not essential to prove the character or purpose of the rope.</p> <p>3. Same — Evidence of Defendant’s Negligence Question of Fact for Jury. Evidence that after a woman had alighted from a street car and while she was crossing the track behind it in order to reach the sidewalk in that direction, her foot was caught in a loop of a trailing rope and as the car started she was thrown down and dragged some distance, justifies submitting to a jury the question whether the injuries received were due to the negligence of the company, and this whether or not she was to be regarded as a passenger at the time of the accident.</p>