Brown v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Poindexter, J., entered July 29, 1905, in favor of the defendants, upon sustaining a challenge to the evidence at the close of plaintiff’s case, dismissing an action for damages for the death of a railroad engineer killed in a collision.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
This is an action to recover damages for the death of William A. Brown. The suit was brought by Mary E. Brown, the surviving wife of the deceased, in her own behalf, and also as guardian ad litem in behalf of the minor children of herself and deceased. The Northern Pacific Railway Company, Edward Bosworth and Alex. Walker were made parties defendant. Brown met his death in a railway collision on the Northern Pacific line, and Bosworth and Walker were respectively the conductor and engineer of *4the train with which Brown’s train collided. The complaint charges negligence against all of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Conners v. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1888
- Beltz v. American Mill Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
- Green v. Brainerd & Northern Minnesota Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- Nordquist v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Ford v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1894
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- Great Northern Ry. Co. v. HookerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
- Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. ShipCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
- Schmidt v. PelzWashington Supreme Court · 1939