Legal Opinion

Hunt v. Douglas

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided October 14, 1964PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDenecke, J.

Plaintiff’s daughter was killed when the car which plaintiff was driving was hit by a train at a railroad *562crossing. Plaintiff brought this action for damages for his daughter’s death. The defendants are members of a commission which operates the railroad; the defendant Schafer was the train engineer. The verdict was for the defendants.

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The trial court found, as a matter of law, that the crossing was not extra-hazardous. As a result of this finding the trial court refused to give certain requested instructions relating to extra-hazardous crossings and removed specifications of negligence…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Fish v. Southern Pacific Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1943
  2. Finn v. Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Schukart v. GerousbeckOregon Supreme Court · 1952
  4. Napier v. Southern Pacific Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1959
  5. Clough v. Prudential InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1963

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Brown v. Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Brown v. Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1967

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