Banning v. Minidoka Irrigation District

TAYLOR, Justice.

Plaintiffs (respondents) brought this action to recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of their sixteen-year-old son, Scott Banning. In their complaint plaintiffs allege that the death resulted from a collision between a train, operated by the defendant (respondent) Union Pacific Railroad Company, and an automobile, driven by one of the defendants (respondents) Arthur, with the permission of the owner, the other defendant Arthur. The collision occurred at a grade crossing in Minidoka county. The Minidoka Irrigation District (appellant) was joined as a defendant and…