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Lucas v. Southern Pacific Co.

California Court of Appeal

Decided August 6, 1971No. Civ. 12408PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

FRIEDMAN, Acting P. J.

A jury trial in this wrongful death action resulted in a damage judgment for the surviving family. Defendant Southern Pacific Company appeals.

Decedent Raymond Lucas was killed in a grade crossing collision with a Southern Pacific train several miles south of the City of Stockton. At the crossing there were two pairs of railroad tracks, running in a north-south direction. Mathews Road, running in a southwesterly-northeasterly direction, crossed the tracks at a slight angle. Lucas was driving a truck-trailer combination easterly on Mathews Road. The rig had an…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Rowland v. ChristianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  2. Crawford v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1935
  3. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. GoodmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  4. People v. BassettCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  5. Alarid v. VanierCalifornia Supreme Court · 1958

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Bowers v. BernardsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1984
  2. State v. GuinnAlaska Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Mann v. Columbia Pictures, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1982
  4. Newman v. State Personnel BoardCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1992
  5. Yancey v. State Personnel Bd.California Court of Appeal · 1985

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