Southern Pac. Co. v. Rauh
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Oregon. At Law. Action by John B. Rauh against the Southern Pacific Company for damages for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
Morrow, District Judge.
This was. an action by John B. Rauh, the plaintiff in the court below, (the defendant in error here,) against the Southern Pacific Company, to recover damages for personal injuries received by him while traveling as a passenger on a train belonging to the company between Portland, Or., and Albany, in that state. While the train was in motion, a bridge over which it was passing gave way. The bridge was at a point on ¡he road known as “Lake Labish,” in Oregon. The plaintiff, at the lime of the disaster, was sitting in a car which became involved in the wreck, and in…
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- Northern Pacific Railroad v. HerbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Pennsylvania Co. v. RoySupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Freeman v. PeopleNew York Supreme Court · 1847
- State v. SaundersOregon Supreme Court · 1886
- State v. BrownOregon Supreme Court · 1879
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