Catlett v. Colorado & Southern Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to Larimer District Court. — Hon. James Owen, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
This is an action by the plaintiffs in error to recover in damages for the loss of their son William F. Catlett, who was run over and killed by the train of defendant in error, on the evening of October 19th, 1909.
At the close of plaintiffs’ testimony the court directed a verdict for the defendant and dismissed the action.
The accident occurred within the limits of the city of Loveland. Defendant’s tracks run through the city in a northerly and southerly direction. The train had stopped at the depot and was proceeding northward, intending-to take on coal at the company’s coal chutes, located…
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- McCord v. HighSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
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