[DOWNLOAD] "Sexsmith v. Union Pacific Railroad Co." by Supreme Court of Kansas " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Sexsmith v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 08, 1972
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by This appeal involves five damage actions consolidated for trial
and review here. Two of the suits are for wrongful death and the
remaining three are for property damage, all arising from a
truck-passenger train collision. Certain background facts were stipulated to at pretrial
conference and may be summarized as follows: On February 8, 1966,
at about 2:30 p.m. Union Pacific train number 70 collided with a
Ford two-ton truck at the intersection of the main Union Pacific
track and Ohio street in Salina, Kansas; the truck was owned by
plaintiff Ryder Truck Rental, Inc., leased by it to Salina Office
Supply and at the time of the collision was being operated by the
latter's employees W. Lawrence Sexsmith or Elmer D. Warren acting
within the scope of their employment; as a result of the
collision Sexsmith was killed and left surviving him as his heirs
at law his widow, plaintiff Margaret Sexsmith, and a daughter;
Warren also was killed as a result of the collision and he left
surviving him as his heirs at law his widow, plaintiff Auddie
Warren, and two children; office equipment in the truck belonging
to Salina Office Supply was destroyed, for which loss it was
compensated by its insurance carriers, plaintiffs Home Insurance
Company and Commercial Union Insurance Company;
[209 Kan. 101]