Abbot v. Oregon Railroad
Oregon Supreme Court
From Sherman: William L. Brabshaw, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is an action by George Abbot against the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. and the Columbia Southern Railway Co. to recover damages for a personal injury alleged to' have been sustained by plaintiff while, a passenger of the defendant companies, and caused by their negligence in failing to maintain a railing at, and in omitting to keep a lamp burning on, a depot platform jointly used "by them.
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From Sherman: William L. Brabshaw, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is an action by George Abbot against the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. and the Columbia Southern Railway Co. to recover damages for a personal injury alleged to' have been sustained by plaintiff while, a passenger of the defendant companies, and caused by their negligence in failing to maintain a railing at, and in omitting to keep a lamp burning on, a depot platform jointly used "by them. The. defendants, separately answering,' denied the material allegations of the complaint, and for further defenses averred…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moore
It is contended by defendants’ counsel that the testimony introduced by plaintiff conclusively shows that the injury of which he complains was caused by his contributory negligence, and hence the court erred in overruling their motions for judgments of nonsuit, based on that ground. The legal principle insisted upon necessitates an examination of the bill of excep-' tions, which shows that the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. is a corporation owning and operating a railroad from Portland east to Huntington, passing through the station of Biggs, situated on the. south bank of the Columbia…
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