Silcock v. Rio Grande Western Railway Co.
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from Third District Court, Salt Lake County. Hon. A. N. Cherry, Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries and for injury to personal property claimed to have been occasioned through the negligence of the defendant company. From a judgment of non-suit entered at the close of plaintiff’s testimony, defendant appealed.
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Appeal from Third District Court, Salt Lake County. Hon. A. N. Cherry, Judge. Action to recover damages for personal injuries and for injury to personal property claimed to have been occasioned through the negligence of the defendant company. From a judgment of non-suit entered at the close of plaintiff’s testimony, defendant appealed. It was a duty defendant owed to this plaintiff, and a duty that all railroad companies in this State owe to their patrons, lawfully upon or near their right of way in the transaction of business, to give warning of the approach of their trains, by the ringing…
1Opinion of the CourtBartch, C. J.
This action was brought to recover damages for injury to personal property, and for personal injuries, claimed to have been occasioned through the negligence of the defendant. It was, among other things, alleged in the complainant that the defendant, in disregard of its duty, failed to announce the arrival of its train, and carelessly, unlawfully and negligently ran and managed a locomotive and train belonging to it, on its track, crossing a public highway, and “that the same ran against and partially over said property,” killing a span of mares, and injuring other personal property and the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Railroad Company v. HoustonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Schofield v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Omaha & Republican Valley Railway Co. v. TalbotNebraska Supreme Court · 1896
- Pepper v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1895
- Lowe v. Salt Lake CityUtah Supreme Court · 1896
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