Wetherla v. Kansas City Northwestern Railway Co.

Citations

• 90 Kan. 702
• 136 P. 221
• 1913 Kan. LEXIS 291

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Passenger — Alighting at Intermediate Station — Stumbled on Platform — Contributory Negligence. A passenger on a railroad train who leaves the train at an intermediate station for a temporary purpose is, in the exercise of ordinary care in crossing the station platform, bound to look upon the platform to avoid collision with any object usually or necessarily thereon which may impede his progress and do him injury. If without any sufficient reason he neglects so to do and he receives injury by coming in contact with an obstruction he is guilty of contributory negligence and can not recover damages from the railroad company for the injury.</p>