Davey v. Southern Pacific Co.
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco and from an order denying a new trial. Charles W. Slack, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Fleet, J.
Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment of nonsuit and an order denying a new trial.
The action was for damages for personal injuries, and the complaint alleged in substance that defendant operated a railroad upon a public highway in Alameda county, known as Stanford street; that there was a culvert or drain crossing said street and extending under the tracks of defendant’s road, which was securely and safely covered with planking and earth; that defendant caused this drain to be opened and excavated to a greater depth and width, and thereafter negligently left it open and unprotected, and in a…
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