Legal Opinion

Vidal v. Porto Rico Railway, Light & Power Co.

Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

Decided February 18, 1924No. 2592Published

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolf

The record tends to show that Carlos Aguado y Vidal met his death in a state of intoxication; that while entirely under the influence of liquor he was lying on the ground with his legs across one of the rails on the right of way of the electric tramway known as the Porto Rico Railway, Light and Power Company, the defendant in this case; that he was killed by a car of the defendant company while his legs were so lying across the track. There was no evidence tending to show that the spot where the accident occurred was frequented by the public. On the contrary, the evidence tended to show that…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. BreadowTexas Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Chunn v. City & Suburban R. Co. of WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
  3. St. Louis & S. F. R. v. SummersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1909
  4. Hart v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1912
  5. Kramer v. New Orleans, City & Lake RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1899

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