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

Citations

• 89 Kan. 796
• 132 P. 978
• 1913 Kan. LEXIS 126

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT'.</p> <p>Special Findings — Contributory Negligence of Deceased — Defeats a Recovery. The special findings were that the deceased, who was killed at a railway crossing, was guilty of contributory negligence, and that the only negligence of the defendant railway company Was in exceeding the speed limit by operating its ears over a street crossing at seven miles an hour. There was no evidence or claim of willfulness or wantonness on the part of the defendant, and therefore the trial court properly set aside the general verdict and gave judgment for defendant on the special findings.</p>