Headley v. Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to Denver District Court. Hon. Charles Cavender, Judge. On Rehearing.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The plaintiffs in error brought this action for damages resulting from the death of their son, who, it is alleged, was killed by reason of the negligence of the defendant in the operation of one of its railroad trains. The defense pleaded was the contributory negligence of the deceased. At the close of the plaintiffs’ case the court instructed the jury to find for the defendant, and the correctness of this ruling is the sole question here involved. The facts briefly stated are as follows:
Ellsworth avenue is a public highway 60 feet in width, extending east and west thru the southern portion…
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