Congrave v. Southern Pacific Railroad
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Placer County. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMcFarland, J.
This action xvas brought by the widow and infant son of James W. Congrave, deceased, to recover damages for the death of the latter, who was killed by an accident on a railroad train of the defendant. A demurrer to the complaint was sustained by the court-below, and plaintiffs declining to amend, judgment went for defendant. From this judgment plaintiffs appeal.
The complaint avers that said Congrave, deceased, *363was a brakeman in defendant’s employ, upon a train which left the town of Truckee on March 19, 1888, and started westward, destined for Sacramento City. It is averred, in general terms,…
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