Forrester v. Southern Pacific Co.
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County; W. H. A. Pike, Judge. Action by Mamie A. Forrester, administratrix of Dick Forrester, deceased, against the Southern Pacific Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Second Judicial District Court, Washoe County; W. H. A. Pike, Judge. Action by Mamie A. Forrester, administratrix of Dick Forrester, deceased, against the Southern Pacific Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Statement of Facts Dick Forrester, a painter and paper hanger by trade, 27 years of age and married, purchased at Houston, Texas, from the Houston and Texas Central Railroad Company, acting for itself and as agent of the appellant, a railroad ticket entitling him to transportation from Houston to San Francisco over the lines of railroad of the selling…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Talbot, C. J.
(after stating the facts):
1. Any conflict in regard to the testimony was for the jury, and the facts may be regarded as shown by the substantiated evidence for the plaintiff. (Lowman v. Bank, 31 Nev. 306; Murphy v. So. Pac. Co., 31 Nev. 120, 21 Ann. Cas. 502; Sultan v. Sherwood, 18 Nev. 454; McGurn v. McInnis, 24 Nev. 370; New Jersey Steamboat Co. v. Brockett, 121 U. S. 637, 7 Sup. Ct. 1039, 30 L. Ed. 1050.)
In the able briefs and arguments of respective counsel the contentions of the parties have been clearly presented. On behalf of the appellant it is urged that the…
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