Buchholz v. Union Pacific Railroad Company

311 P.2d 717 (1957)

Victor H. BUCHHOLZ, Plaintiff in Error,

v.

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, a Corporation, Defendant in Error.

No. 17811.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

May 20, 1957.

G. E. Hendricks, Julesburg, for plaintiff in error.

E. G. Knowles, Clayton D. Knowles, Denver, Richard D. Dittemore, Julesburg (W. R. Rouse, F. J. Melia, Omaha, Neb., of counsel), for defendant in error.

SUTTON, Justice.

This is an action in tort for damages. The parties appear here in the same order as in the trial court and will be so referred to herein.

Plaintiff's complaint alleged that defendant railroad on…