Supreme Court of Kansas July 3, 1908, No. 15,629 (St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad v. Mealman)

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Graves, J.:

Joseph -Mealman was employed by the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company as a section-hand. On August 17, 1905, Mealman, while engaged in the duties of his employment, was thrown from a hand-car and injured. He afterward commenced this action in the district court of Linn county and recovered a judgment for the sum of $2000.