Konow v. Southern Pacific Company

HAYS, Justice.

In an action brought by Carl and Georgia Konow, the Southern Pacific Company and its employee, Francis Jacob Carter, were charged with the negligent operation of a railroad locomotive and damages were sought for personal injuries sustained by Mrs. Konow as a result of the collision between the defendant’s locomotive and the automobile in which the plaintiff was a passenger.

A jury verdict was returned in favor of the defendants; it is from that verdict that the plaintiffs appeal. For the reasons stated below, we reverse.

The facts of the case are as follows: On the late afternoon…