Basham v. Southern Pacific Co.
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Merced County. E. N. Rector, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
This action was begun by Eva M. Coffey as administratrix of the estate of her deceased husband, O. A. Coffey, to recover damages caused by the death of her husband, alleged to have been the result of negligence of the defendants. The verdict was given for the plaintiff and the defendants appeal from the judgment.
After the taking of the appeal Eva M1. Coffey died, and Mary T. Basham was duly appointed as administratrix of said estate, and she has been substituted as plaintiff herein.
The accident occurred in the city of Merced, on the main track of the Southern Pacific Railroad, at the crossing…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Everett v. Los Angeles Consolidated Electric Railway Co.California Supreme Court · 1896
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