Beck v. Vancouver Railway Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
Appeal from Multnomah: E. D. Shattuck, Judge. This is an action by Michael Beck against the Portland & Vancouver Railway Company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, and caused by the negligence of the defendant. The answer denied the alleged negligence, and set up as a defense the contributory negligence of the plaintiff, which the reply denied.
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Appeal from Multnomah: E. D. Shattuck, Judge. This is an action by Michael Beck against the Portland & Vancouver Railway Company to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, and caused by the negligence of the defendant. The answer denied the alleged negligence, and set up as a defense the contributory negligence of the plaintiff, which the reply denied. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for the defendant, from which this appeal was taken.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Chief Justice Lord.
The errors assigned relate principally to certain instructions given by the court, to which exceptions were reserved. Before proceeding to discuss the points raised, a brief outline of some of the facts is essential, to show the location of the street where the accident occurred, the nature of the cut through which the cars passed, and the circumstances connected therewith. Other facts, as far as necessary, will be stated in connection with the points discussed. The record discloses that the defendant’s railroad passes along Margaretta Avenue, a street of the *34c…
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