Tennenbrock v. South Pacific Coast Railroad
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment for the defendant in the Superior Court of Santa Clara County. Belden, J. After the decision the appellant applied for a rehearing in Bank, and the application was denied.
1Opinion of the Court
McKee, J.:
Appeal from a judgment of nonsuit in an action to recover damages for personal injuries caused, as alleged, by the negligent and careless management of an engine and train of cars by officers of the respondent.
The evidence upon which the appellant, and plaintiff in the action, rested his right to recover, showed that, about November 26th, 1879, the respondent had constructed its roadway from the Santa Clara Valley up a rough canyon in the Santa Cruz range of mountains, winding around the curves of the mountain to the mouth of a tunnel under the crest of the mountain, at a few feet…
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