Rathbone v. Oregon Railroad
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Alfred F. Sears, Jr., Judge. Action by Ella Ratbbone against tbe Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company for damages. There was a judgment for plaintiff and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Bean
This is an action to recover damages for the death of Charles A. Rathbone, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. The facts are that on Sunday, June 13, 1897, Rathbone and his wife, at the invitation of one of defendant’s section foremen, went with him and his family on a hand car from Rooster Rock to Corbett, a distance of abont a mile and a half, to “get some cherries to can.” Upon their return, while passing around a curve in the road, where’ the view is obstructed, a collision occurred between the hand ear and one of defendant’s trains going west, and Rathbone was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Snyder v. Han. & St. Jos. R. R.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1875
- Cederson v. Oregon Navigation Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1900
- Keating v. Michigan Central RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1893
- Ward v. Southern Pacific Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1894
- Hoar v. Maine Central RailroadSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1879
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- Hansen v. COHENOregon Supreme Court · 1954
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