Christensen v. Willamette Valley Railway Co.

This is an action to recover damages for injuries resulting from a collision between an automobile and a mixed interurban electric train owned and operated by the defendant company.

The gist of plaintiff’s action is thus alleged in the complaint:

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“On or about December 20th, 1930, at the hour of about 5:30 p. m., on a dark night, the plaintiff was proceeding in Ms automobile on the Beaver Creek Highway in a Northwesterly direction toward Oregon City. At said time the defendant was operating on schedule its regular passenger motor car on its said railroad, which was traveling in a…