Lewis v. Davis
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Third District, Saif Lake County; J. Louis Brown, Judge. Action by jEdward Lewis and others against James C. Davis, Director General of Railroads, United States Railroad Administration, operating the Oregon Short Line Railroad, From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtThurman, J.
This is an action by the heirs of Robert Lewis, deceased, to recover damages for his death alleged to have been caused *88by the negligent operation of the defendant’s railroad. It is alleged in the complaint that the Oregon Short Line Railroad extends from Salt Lake Oity, Utah, through the state of Idaho into the state of Montana, upon which railroad engines and cars are operated for the purpose of carrying passengers and freight; that the Oregon, Short Line Railroad Company on April 26, 1919, in connection with its business as a common carrier, had and maintained a certain roundhouse in Salt…
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