Legal Opinion

Bates v. San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad

Utah Supreme Court

Decided March 10, 1911No. 2124PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Third District; Hon. G. W. Morse, Judge. Action by Ormns Bates against tbe San Pedro, Salt Lake & Los Angeles Bailroad Company. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

EBICK, O. J.

Bespondent recovered judgment for damages against appellant in an action for negligence. Tbe alleged damages were caused in a collision of respondent’s team while bitched to a wagon with one of appellant’s fast passenger trains at a public country crossing in Tooele County, Utah. Tbe only question presented for review on this appeal is an alleged error committed by tbe trial court in refusing to charge tbe jury as requested by appellant that respondent in attempting to cross tbe track at tbe time in question was guilty of negligence which caused or directly contributed to tbe…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Wilkinson v. Oregon Short Line RailroadUtah Supreme Court · 1909

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Newton v. Oregon Short Line RailroadUtah Supreme Court · 1913
  2. Koster v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1929
  3. Griffin v. San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake RailroadCalifornia Supreme Court · 1915
  4. Chrissinger v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Cathcart v. Oregon-Washington R. & N. Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1917

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