Colorado & Southern Railway Co. v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the District Court of Arapahoe County: Hon. John I. Mullins, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Goddard
1. This is an action by Luella A. Thomas against The Colorado and Southern Railway Company to recover damages for the death of her husband, which occurred October 15, 1900, at a point where West Colfax avenue crosses what is known as the Colorado and Southern and Santa Fe joint track, in the city of Denver. About eleven o’clock at night the decedent, in company with one Lester, was riding-west on Colfax avenue in a light open buggy. At the place mentioned a train, operated by appellant, coming from the south, struck the horse and buggy and killed both Lester and Thomas. About 200 feet east of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Dyer v. . Erie Railway CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Brickell v. N. Y. C. & H. R. R. R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Hoag v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Seefeld v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1887
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. CrismanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1893
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- Kokesh v. PriceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
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