Legal Opinion

Welsh v. Union Pacific Railroad

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided February 26, 1945No. 15,330PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bakke

Plaintiff in error, who was also plaintiff below, brought this action against the Union Pacific Railroad Company for money damages in the sum of $2,976.45, basing its claim upon the alleged careless and negligent conduct of the railroad company in the operation of a train which struck and damaged plaintiff’s truck and trailer which were being used to transport beans to the Denver Elevator Company. After issues joined the matter was tried to a jury which returned a verdict in favor of the railroad company. Plaintiff seeks reversal on application for supersedeas, and both parties request that…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Fabling v. JonesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1941
  2. Turess v. New York, Susquehanna & Western RailroadSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1898
  3. Watson v. Manitou & Pikes Peak Railway Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1907
  4. Killian v. McCourtSupreme Court of Colorado · 1921
  5. Union Pacific Railroad v. SiemannSupreme Court of Colorado · 1944

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Colorado & Southern Railway Co. v. BarthSupreme Court of Colorado · 1947

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