Johnson v. Southern Pacific R.R. Co.

This action was brought to recover damages from the defendant for the death of the wife of the plaintiff, Frank W. Johnson, and mother of the other plaintiffs, alleged to have been occasioned by the negligence of the defendant in causing one of its trains to approach an overhead crossing without signalling, by reason whereof a horse that the plaintiff Olin W. Johnson was driving in a buggy, with the deceased, was frightened, ran away, and overturned the buggy. The defense interposed was a general denial and contributory negligence. The action was tried before a jury, which returned a verdict…