Leak v. Rio Grande Western Railway Co.

MINER, J.:

The plaintiff in this case was a teamster hauling ore from the mines at Bingham canyon, and placing it in cars provided for it by the defendant at Bingham, Utah. The-railroad track and yard at Bingham extend southwesterly down the canyon. The track lying east of the depot is called the “main track,” and the “ore track” is about 22 feet east of it. The “switch track” runs east of the ore track, and joins with it. ■ The widest point between the cars on these tracks is eight -feet and nine inches. At the place of the accident, the cars would be six feet and four inches apart. Between…