Kopriva v. Union Pacific Railroad

McCLINTOCK, Justice.

On September 19, 1974 the Union Pacific Railroad Company damaged a bridge over-passing its railroad track on the eastbound lanes of U.S. Interstate Highway 80. This necessitated rerouting all traffic over the westbound corridor, thereby creating a two-lane highway over a short span of roadway, including another bridge. 1 The Interstate had not been restored to four-lane traffic by May 21, 1975, on which date a car being driven in a westerly direction by Clifford E. Carter left its proper lane of traffic and slammed into the appellants’ car. All the individuals involved…