Southern Pacific Co. v. Harris

OPINION

By the Court,

THOMPSON, J.:

During the evening of January 8, 1963, a railroad crossing accident occurred at the intersection of the Southern Pacific tracks and Seventeenth Street in Sparks, Nevada. A car driven by the plaintiff Harris collided with a diesel engine unit operated by the defendant Southern Pacific Company. The plaintiff sustained personal injuries and property damage. She claims that the collision was proximately caused by the negligence and wanton misconduct of the defendant Southern Pacific Company and its employees and codefendants Knudson, the engineer, and Aswegan, the…