Wolf v. City Railway Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah : John B. Cleland, Judge. Action by Mollie Wolf, as administratrix of the estate of Isaac Wolf, deceased, against the City & Suburban Railway Company. Defendant appeals from a judgment of $500 for plaintiff. Two opinions were written in the case, the first by Mr. Justice Bean, and the one on rehearing by Mr. Chief Justice Moore. Statement by Mr. Justice Bean.
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From Multnomah : John B. Cleland, Judge. Action by Mollie Wolf, as administratrix of the estate of Isaac Wolf, deceased, against the City & Suburban Railway Company. Defendant appeals from a judgment of $500 for plaintiff. Two opinions were written in the case, the first by Mr. Justice Bean, and the one on rehearing by Mr. Chief Justice Moore. Statement by Mr. Justice Bean. On August 26, 1902, Isaac Wolf, while crossing First Street at the intersection of Mill, in the City of Portland, was killed by one of defendant’s cars. The plaintiff was appointed administratrix of his estate, and brought…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
The sole'question for our determination is whether the court erred in refusing defendant’s request to direct a verdict in its favor. The defendant has two parallel tracks, about six feet apart, on First Street, and the deceased was killed by one of its northbound cars on the east track. The evidence for the plaintiff as to the circumstances of the accident consists of the testimony of Joseph Friedman, Joseph Ruvensky,Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Alter, and Mrs. Motts. Friedman, when the accident occurred, was standing on the west side of First Street, about forty or fifty feet north of Mill, and about…
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- Huber v. MillerOregon Supreme Court · 1902
- Stager v. Troy Laundry Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1902
- Sanders v. Southern Electric Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- Smith v. City Railway Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1896
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