Paul v. Salt Lake City Ry. Co.
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Salt Lake County; S. W. Stewart, Judge. Action by Louisa B. Paul against the Salt Lake City Bail-road Company. From a judgment in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals. APPELLANT’S POINTS. Plaintiff was entitled to show loss of earnings which she had sustained to the time of the trial, and also to instructions on this point requested. (Townsend v. Paola, 25 Am. & Eng. Corp. Oases, 152; ILoplcins v. By., 72 Am.
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Appeal from District Court, Salt Lake County; S. W. Stewart, Judge. Action by Louisa B. Paul against the Salt Lake City Bail-road Company. From a judgment in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals. APPELLANT’S POINTS. Plaintiff was entitled to show loss of earnings which she had sustained to the time of the trial, and also to instructions on this point requested. (Townsend v. Paola, 25 Am. & Eng. Corp. Oases, 152; ILoplcins v. By., 72 Am. Dec. 290; Shee-han v. Bdgar, 58 N. Y. 631; Biler v. By., 49 N. Y. 45; By. v. Putnam, 118 U. S. 545, 555; Watson, Damages, p. 585.) The court should give…
1Opinion of the CourtStraup, J.
1. This was an action brought by appellant against respondent to recover damages for an injury alleged to have been sustained by her while she was a passenger on a street car operated by respondent. On the part of the appellant it was shown that she had notified the conductor when he collected her fare that she desired to leave the car on the north side of a certain street, a usual stopping place; that the car stopped at said place, and whilst she was in the act of getting off the car was suddenly and without warning started, whereby she was thrown to the ground and injured. The respondent…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad v. AndersonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1890
- New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad v. BlumenthalIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- Bosqui v. Sutro R.R. Co.California Supreme Court · 1901
- President of Baltimore & Yorktown Turnpike Road v. LeonhardtCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1886
- Consolidated Traction Co. v. ThalheimerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1896
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- Sherman v. Southern Pacific Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1910
- Denver City Tramway Co. v. HillsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1911
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