Ulibarri v. Christenson

CROCKETT, Justice.

Action for wrongful death of plaintiff’s 17 year old son Wilford Joseph Coca. The latter was driving a 1947 Buick sedanette eastward from Copperton toward Midvale in Salt Lake County on the night of August 18, 1953, and collided head-on with a westbound Chevrolet sedan driven by Juan Santiago Mateo. Both automobiles were practically demolished; the drivers were seriously injured and rendered unconscious. Approximately 10 minutes thereafter, while the wrecked cars still remained on the highway, defendant’s taxicab, driven by John W. Christenson, travelling eastward, rounded a…