Reardon v. Union Pacific Railroad

DONALDSON, Justice.

This is a negligence action for injuries sustained by a twelve year old girl as a result of stepping on a broken glass bottle while walking across the railroad right of way. The trial court, sitting without a jury, found no negligence on the part of the defendant-respondent, Union Pacific Railroad Company, and entered judgment in its favor from which the plaintiff-appellant has taken this appeal.

The pertinent facts are as follows: On September 8, 1967, Karen B. Reardon (plaintiff-appellant), stepped on a piece of broken glass as she started to cross the Union Pacific tracks…