Krebbs v. Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Richardson, J., entered March 10, 1904, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a brakeman, riding on the side of a car, and struck by a projecting holt in a railroad bridge.
1Per curiam
On and prior to the 23d day of March, 1903, the defendant railway company owned and operated a line of railroad, between Tekoa, in the state of Washington, and Wallace, in the state of Idaho. The defendant Campbell was superintendent of the defendant railway company, and it was his duty, as such, to see that the tracks and bridges on the above section of road were properly constructed, and in reasonably safe condition and repair. The defendant Kennedy was superintendent of bridge construction for the defendant railway company, and it was his duty, as such, to- see that the bridges on the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Illick v. Flint & Pere Marquette RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
- Bryce v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1897
3Cited by3 opinions
- Smith v. Spokane Falls & Northern Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1909
- Ball v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1918
- McDougall v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1920