Legal Opinion

Daggett v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.

California Supreme Court

Decided June 21, 1957No. L. A. 24392PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*658CARTER, J.

Defendants, The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, Gr. H. Benton (motorman), and Irwin M. Pike (conductor) appeal from a judgment in favor of John S. Daggett for the loss of his two minor children in an action arising out of a collision between one of defendant’s passenger trains and an automobile driven by Paula Smith Daggett, who died in the same accident, at a railway crossing in Solana Beach. Olga Smith and Paul R. Smith, the parents of Paula Smith Daggett (wife of John S. Daggett) were also plaintiffs in the action but as to them the jury found in favor of defendant…

2Cases cited35 opinions

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