Skottowe v. Oregon Short Line, Ry. Co.

These actions are brought by Jane Skottowe, in the one case, and by J. T. Mullen, as administrator of the estate of Nicholas Skottowe, in the other case, against, the defendant, to recover damages resulting from a fall by Jane Skottowe and her deceased husband from an elevated way leading from Dalles City to the defendant’s boat landing, which fall caused serious injury to Jane Skottowe, and the death of her husband. The liability of the defendant is predicated on the ground that the defendant was negligent in failing to keep in repair the elevated way, or bridge, .from which the plaintiff…