Cameron v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.

Christianson, Justice.

These appeals arise out of two wrongful-death actions, consolidated for trial, brought by the special administratrix of the estates of Franklin and Kenneth Cameron to recover for their deaths in a grade-crossing collision allegedly caused by the negligence of defendants Northern Pacific Railway Company and George Hankey, an engineer employed by that company. The jury returned a verdict for defendants in both cases. Plaintiff appeals from the orders denying her motions for a new trial. In a memorandum attached to its orders denying a new trial, the trial court expressed…