Hines v. Sweeney
Wyoming Supreme Court
ERROR to the District Court of Sheridan County, Hon. James H. Burgess, Judge. Action by Lucy Sweeney as administratrix of the estate of John C. Sweeney, deceased, against Walker Hines, Director General of Railroads on account of the death of deceased, alleged to have been caused by operation of a railroad train at a dangerous and negligent rate of speed.
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ERROR to the District Court of Sheridan County, Hon. James H. Burgess, Judge. Action by Lucy Sweeney as administratrix of the estate of John C. Sweeney, deceased, against Walker Hines, Director General of Railroads on account of the death of deceased, alleged to have been caused by operation of a railroad train at a dangerous and negligent rate of speed. There was judgment for plaintiff and motions for new trial made by both parties were denied; defendant brings error and plaintiff files cross petition in error. The material facts are stated in the opinion. . The evidence is insufficient to…
1Opinion
ON PETITION EOR REHEARING
Blume, Justice.
Counsel for defendant have filed petition for rehearing herein, alleging in general that we erred in the rule of law applied in the case. Other exceptions taken we shall mention in.the course of the opinion. It is apparent, judging from the arguments of counsel, that we have not made our position clear in many respects, and have, perhaps, not sufficiently covered the grounds taken by defendant. On account of the importance of the principles involved in' this case, and in justice to the learned and able counsel for defendant, we shall at greater length…
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