Legal Opinion

Astoria v. Astoria & Columbia River R.

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided November 25, 1913PublishedCited by 57 opinions

From Clatsop: James A. Eakin, Judge. This is an action by the City of Astoria against the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Company. The facts are concisely set forth in the opinion rendered for the court by Mr. Justice McNary.

1Opinion of the Court 1

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2Opinion of the Court · McNaryJustice McNary

This action was instituted by plaintiff to recover over from defendant the amount of a judgment for a personal injury recovered by Annie Anderson against the plaintiff. In June, 1908, Miss Anderson commenced an action in the United States Circuit Court for Oregon, against plaintiff, to recover a judgment for damages in the sum of $20,000, which she alleged she sustained while walking along one of the streets within the confines of Astoria. The gravamen of her complaint is that during the month of and prior to September, 1907, Eleventh Street was an improved public thoroughfare…

3Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Washington Gas Light Co. v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Inhabitants of Westfield v. MayoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
  3. Town of Waterbury v. Waterbury Traction Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
  4. Carroll v. NodineOregon Supreme Court · 1902

4Cited by57 opinions

  1. Fulton Insurance Co. v. White Motor Corp.Oregon Supreme Court · 1972
  2. Booth-Kelly Lumber Co. v. Southern Pacific Co. Southern Pacific Co. v. Booth-Kelly Lumber CoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
  3. Waylander-Peterson Co. v. Great Northern Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1953
  4. Southern Pacific Co. v. Morrison-Knudsen Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1959
  5. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1918

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