Legal Opinion

Stowers v. Union Pac. R. Co.

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1951No. 7784PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*90THOMAS, Justice.

This action was brought by the children of Hazel Vesta Stowars to recover damages for the death of their mother, occasioned by injuries sustained at a grade crossing on a single track line of the Union Pacific Railroad Company approximately one mile north of Rigby, Idaho.

The case was tried before the court with a jury; at the close of all the testimony the jury returned a verdict for the appellants; respondents moved for a new trial and made a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the ground and for the reason that the evidence showed conclusivély that the…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Fleenor v. Oregon Short Line RailroadIdaho Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Bruggeman v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
  3. Hooton v. City of BurleyIdaho Supreme Court · 1950
  4. Scott v. Pacific Power & Light Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1934
  5. Wheeler v. Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1909

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Alegria v. PayonkIdaho Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Hayward v. YostIdaho Supreme Court · 1952
  3. Otts v. BroughIdaho Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Hodge v. BordenIdaho Supreme Court · 1966
  5. Nagel v. HammondIdaho Supreme Court · 1965

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