Kennecott Copper Corporation v. McDowell

LOCKWOOD, Justice:

Plaintiff filed suit for wrongful death of his son, Leslie McDowell. He alleged that on December 26, 1959, at approximately 1:30 A.M., Leslie McDowell drove an automobile onto the approach to a bridge known as Mineral Creek Bridge, over which passes State Highway 177 in Pinal County, Ari zona, and that the approach collapsed, causing the automobile to go into the creek below, and the consequential death of Leslie McDowell. Plaintiff’s action was based on the theory of negligence and/or other breach of duty imposed by law on Keiihe-' cott Copper Corporation, Tanner Brothers…