Solen v. Virginia & Truckee Railroad
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the First Judicial District, Storey County. The complaint, with reference to the question whether E street is a public street — alleges: “That on or about the twenty-fifth day of February, 1876, between the hours of six and seven o’clock in the morning of said day, the said plaintiff was returning to his home from his work as a miner in the North Consolidated Virginia mine, in the Virginia Mining District, Storey county, and state of Nevada,…
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Appeal from the District Court of the First Judicial District, Storey County. The complaint, with reference to the question whether E street is a public street — alleges: “That on or about the twenty-fifth day of February, 1876, between the hours of six and seven o’clock in the morning of said day, the said plaintiff was returning to his home from his work as a miner in the North Consolidated Virginia mine, in the Virginia Mining District, Storey county, and state of Nevada, and for the purpose of returning 'as aforesaid, was walking along “E” street, a public street in the city of Virginia,…
1Opinion of the Court
*117Bv tlie Court,
Hawlev, O. J.:
The plaintiff, William Solen, while walking along the track of. the Virginia and Truckee railroad company was knocked down and run over by the tender of defendant’s engine. His collar bone and one or two of his ribs were broken, and one of his feet so badly crushed as to require immediate amputation. He brought this suit to recover forty thousand dollars damages for the injuries thus received. The jury awarded him fifteen thousand dollars. The defendant moved for a new trial, which was refused. This appeal is taken from the order of the district court refusing a…
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