MISSOURI PACIFIC RY. CO. V. MACKEY, 127 U. S. 205 (1888)

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Missouri Pacific Ry. Co. v. Mackey, 127 U.S. 205 (1888)

Missouri Pacific Railway Company v. Mackey

No. 218

Argued April 12, 1888

Decided April 23, 1888

127 U.S. 205

ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT

OF THE STATE OF KANSAS

Syllabus

The statute of Kansas of 1874, c. 93, § 1, p. 143, Comp.Laws Kansas, 1881, p. 784, which provides that

"Every railroad company organized or doing business in this state shall be liable for all damages done to any employee of such company in consequence of any negligence of its agents, or by any mismanagement of its engineers or other employees to any person

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sustaining such damage,"