Pyle v. Clark
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Utah
These were two suits, brought, respectively, by George M. Pyle and A. E. Wright, against S. H. H. Clark and others, receivers of the Union Pacific Railway Company, to recover damages for personal injuries incurred by an accident at a railroad crossing. In the case of Pyle, the cqnrt directed a verdict for defendants, but refused to so direct in the case of Wright, and the jury found for plaintiff. Both cases were heard on motions for new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
MARSHALL, District Judge.
By stipulation, these cases were tried together. On July 13, 1895, the plaintiffs were injured in a collision with a train operated by defendants as receivers of the Union Pacific Railway. The collision occurred at the intersection of Second North and Fourth West streets in Salt Lake City. There were two railway tracks in Fourth West street, extending from a point south of the place of accident to a point about two-fifths of a mile north of that place. The centers of these tracks were 14 feet apart. The eastern track was about 45 feet from the east street line. At a…
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