Brown v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court for Custer county: Bruno O. Hostetlee, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtRoot, J.
About 12 o’clock M., September 30,1906, George Brown was killed while attempting to drive over the tracks of the Burlington railway at a point where it intersected a rural highway in Ouster county. The plaintiff is the administrator of Brown’s estate and prosecutes this action against the railway company and its locomotive engineer. The defendants prevailed, and the plaintiff appeals.
The principal errors argued relate to the instructions. The issue of negligence joined by the pleadings is narrow. After describing the topography of the country in the vicinity of the crossing, the pleader…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. OysterNebraska Supreme Court · 1899
- Smith v. MeyersNebraska Supreme Court · 1897
- Curry v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1877
- Schwanenfeldt v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1908
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. SporerNebraska Supreme Court · 1903
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