Glascock v. Central Pacific Railroad

— Plaintiff is the widow of George Glascock, who was killed by defendant’s cars at a railroad crossing near Black’s Station on the morning of November 1, 1884. The cause came on for trial before a jury, and after the plaintiff had rested her case, a motion for a nonsuit was made and granted.

Counsel for appellant, in the following epitome, give a very fair statement of the facts: —

“ Black’s Station is a village about ten miles northwest from Woodland, in Yolo County. A public road about sixty feet wide leads from Black’s in a southerly direction for about a quarter of a mile; thence easterly…