Denver, S. P. & P. R. v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from District Court of Arapahoe County. Action by Eoberfc S, and Maggie B. Wilson against the Denver, South Park & Pacific Eailroad Company for damages for negligently causing the death of plaintiffs’ son. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from District Court of Arapahoe County. Action by Eoberfc S, and Maggie B. Wilson against the Denver, South Park & Pacific Eailroad Company for damages for negligently causing the death of plaintiffs’ son. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals. The following are sections from the General Statutes of 1883: “Sec. 1030. Whenever any person shall die from any injury resulting from or occasioned by the negligence, unskilfulness, or criminal intent of any officer, agent, servant, or employee, whilst running, conducting, or managing any locomotive, car, or train of cars, or of any…
1Opinion of the Court
Stalloup, C.
This action was brought by appellees, under our statute for damages, for the death of their son, occasioned, as is alleged, by 'the negligence of appellant.
From the evidence it appears that on the 18th day of May, 1880, Robert Mack Wilson, son of appellees, twenty-five years of age and unmarried, was in the employ of appellant in the capacity of fireman upon a passenger engine on the appellant’s railroad; that he then was, and previous thereto" had been, making his home with his parents, the said appellees, to whom he contributed portions of his earnings. While so upon the engine…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. v. BayfieldMichigan Supreme Court · 1877
- Railroad Co. v. BarronSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Behrens v. Kansas Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1880
- Bills v. City of OttumwaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1872
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