Holmes v. South Pacific Coast Railway
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order .denying a new trial. ‘The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtDe Haven, J.
The plaintiff appeals from a judgment of nonsuit, and an order denying her motion for a new trial. The action is to recover damages against the defendant for its alleged negligence in causing the death of George A. Holmes, Jr., of whose estate the plaintiff is administratrix.
The evidence given upon the trial shows that defendant was, on May 19, 1889, operating a double-track railroad on Encinal Avenue, in the town of Alameda, and on that day the decedent was killed by one of its mov-. ing trains at Webster station, on that avenue or street. The station consisted of a house or shed built upon…
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