Koster v. Southern Pacific Co.

This appeal is taken from a judgment entered by the Superior Court of the county of Santa Clara upon the verdict of a jury awarding the plaintiffs $50,000 as and on account of damages alleged to have been sustained by them by reason of the death of Prank E. Koster, caused by a steam locomotive drawing a passenger train of eight cars, consisting of three diners, two coaches and three baggage-cars, owned and operated by the Southern Pacific Company, negligently colliding with the automobile driven and operated by said Prank E. Koster at a point on said company’s railroad track where the same…