Legal Opinion
Rubalcava v. Gisseman
Utah Supreme Court
Decided August 12, 1963No. 9822PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CROCKETT, Justice.
Plaintiff Lydia Rubalcava sues the Union Pacific Railroad and the estate of her husband, Theodore Rubalcava, for injuries *346she suffered in an auto-train collision which occurred at about 2 a. m., November 12, 1961, in the 1600 West block in Salt Lake City, and in which her husband as driver was killed.
Defendant estate moved to dismiss on the ground that a wife cannot maintain a tort action against her husband (or his estate). From a denial of that mction the estate appeals.
We are not concerned on this appeal with the merits of the cause of action, which alleged intoxication…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Sunburst Oil & Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Thompson v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Kaczorowski v. KalkosinskiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Klein v. KleinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
- Long v. LandySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1961
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Richard v. RichardSupreme Court of Vermont · 1973
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