Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Union Pacific Railroad
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided June 17, 1988No. 16994Published
1Opinion of the Court
757 P.2d 1185 (1988)
114 Idaho 466
Lois HUGHES, on Behalf of Joseph Alexander HUGHES, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-Respondent.
No. 16994.
Supreme Court of Idaho.
June 17, 1988.
Goicoechea Law Offices, Pocatello, for plaintiff-appellant. James F. Combo argued.
Green, Service, Gasser & Kerl, Pocatello, for defendant-respondent. F.L. Ringe argued.
BAKES, Justice.
Appellant, Joe Hughes, age 13, was injured when his feet were caught in the coupler between two railroad cars while he was crossing the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) yard in Pocatello, Idaho. Appellant brought…
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- Gould v. HillIdaho Supreme Court · 1926
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