Bunker v. Union Pacific Railroad
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Third District; Eon. M. L. Ritchie, Judge. Action by Fred Bunker against the Union Pacific Railroad Company. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFrick, C. J.
Appellant brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries which he alleged were caused through the negligence of the respondent while apppellant was in its employ as a brakeman in the state of Wyoming.
The acts of negligence are given in the abstract in the following language: “That on the 31st day of August, 1908, the defendant had carelessly and negligently failed and omitted to provide a sufficient footboard on the engine and had carelessly and negligently suffered and permitted the air pump to be in such condition that it leaked and supplied an insufficient quantity of air for…
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