Fuchs v. Southern Pacific Co.

This is an action for damages arising out of the death of Dominick Fuchs, which resulted from a collision between a train operated by the defendant corporation and a motor vehicle operated by the deceased. The plaintiffs are the surviving wife and son of the deceased. The collision occurred while the deceased was attempting to cross the main line tracks of the defendant corporation at the intersection of Adeline and Sixty-second Streets in the city of Berkeley. At the time of the collision the pavement was dry and the atmosphere was clear. The train was running at an ordinary rate of speed…