Legal Opinion

Watkinds v. Southern Pac. R. Co.

District Court, D. Oregon

Decided May 15, 1889PublishedCited by 16 opinions

At Law. On motion for judgment on the pleadings.

1Opinion of the CourtDeady, J.

This action is brought to recover damages for an injury to the person of the plaintiff, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant in failing to keep a light on the way or approach to its railway station at Lebanon, Linn county, Or.

The action was brought in the state circuit court for said county, and removed here by the defendant, a corporation formed under the laws of Kentucky, the plaintiff being a citizen of Oregon.

In his complaint the plaintiff alleges that the injury occurred “through no fault or negligence” of his.

In its answer the defendant “denies that through no…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Railroad Co. v. GladmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  2. Grant v. BakerOregon Supreme Court · 1885
  3. Kentucky Central Railroad v. Thomas' adm'rCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1880
  4. Ford v. Umatilla CountyOregon Supreme Court · 1887
  5. Conroy v. Oregon Construction Co.United States Circuit Court · 1885

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Crabbe v. Mammoth Channel Gold Mining Co.California Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Colonial Refining Co. v. LathropSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
  3. Thayer v. Denver & Rio Grande R. R.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1916
  4. Alabama Power Co. v. KendrickSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
  5. Coney Island Co. v. DennanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1907

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