Allison v. McCarthy

WADE, Justice.

This is an appeal by the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, a corporation, and its trustees, Wilson McCarthy and Henry Swan, from a judgment in favor of Riley L. Allison, respondent herein, in the sum of $30,000, for personal injuries sustained by him as a result of a collision between track cars, while in the employ of appellants.

On July 19, 1941, the date of the accident, respondent who was employed as a helper in the bridges and building department of appellants, had been with a crew which was repairing structures on the railroad right of way near the Hanging…