Finseth v. Suburban Railway Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Hartwell Hurley, Judge. Action by Anna Finseth against the City and Suburban Railway Company for damages. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Moore
This is an action by Anna Finseth against the City and Suburban Railway Company to recover damages sustained in consequence of an injury received while crossing over a roadway alleged to have been negligently constructed by defendant. The facts are: That in June, 1894, defendant was the owner of and operated an electric street railway in the City of Portland, the line of its road extending across the Willamette River upon Morrison Street Bridge, the east approach to which, for a distance of about five hundred feet, in consequence of an unprecedented rise in the river, was covered with water…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gaynor v. Old Colony & Newport Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Creamer v. West End Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Moreland v. Boston & Providence RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1886
- Smith v. City Railway Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1896
- Hoffman v. HarringtonMichigan Supreme Court · 1880
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Danzansky v. ZimbolistCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Virginia Railway & Power Co. v. DresslerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
- Powers v. Old Colony Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Crowe v. Michigan Central RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1906
- Feldman v. Chicago Railways Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1918
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