Long v. Pacific Ry. & Nav. Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Tillamook: William Galloway, Judge. Department 1. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is an action by Frank Long, Sr., as administrator of the estate of William Campbell, deceased, against the Pacific Railway & Navigation Company, a corporation, to recover damages for the death of the deceased, which is alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence. From a judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $2,000, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moore
1. It is maintained that the testimony shows the deceased was guilty of negligence, contributing to his injury, and, this being so, errors were committed in denying a motion for a judgment of nonsuit and in refusing to direct a verdict for the defendant. The *504defendant operates from Portland to Tillamook, in this state, a railroad, a part of which is bnilt along the south shore of Nehalein Bay, where the line is constructed through Vosburg, or Wheeler, and a little east thereof, through New Wheeler. A landslide having occurred west of Wheeler, the defendant on November 4, 1912, was engaged in…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bush v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1901
- McBride v. Northern Pacific R. R.Oregon Supreme Court · 1890
- Blackburn v. Southern Pacific Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1898
- Hecker v. Oregon RailroadOregon Supreme Court · 1901
- Dunphy v. HeinmannCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Carr v. Oregon-Washington R.R. Nav. Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1928
- Kirby v. Southern Pacific Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1923
- Borgnis v. California-Oregon Power Co.California Court of Appeal · 1927
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