Legal Opinion

Rio Grande Southern Railroad v. Campbell

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided September 15, 1913No. 6945PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal from La Plata District Court — Hon. Charles A. Pike, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Garrigues

1. June 8, 1901, plaintiff Samuel M. Campbell was injured while coupling cars in a train upon which he was braking, and brought this suit against the railroad company to recover damages upon the ground that its negligence caused the accident. The trial of the case in March, 1904, resulted in a verdict for plaintiff, which on appeal was reversed, and the cause remanded for a new trial. See R. C. S. R. R. Co. v. Campbell, 44 Colo. 1. A trial in April, 1909, resulted in another verdict against the company, and it brings the case here on appeal. The testimony of one Fred "Weller, a material…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Young v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1913
  2. Stein v. SwensenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
  3. Rio Grande Southern Railroad v. CampbellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1908

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Turner v. Missouri-Kansas-Texas RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1940
  2. State v. NallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  3. Burke v. HorthDistrict Court, D. Wyoming · 1923
  4. Dolen v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1949
  5. Rio Grande Southern Railroad v. CampbellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1918

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