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DEVINE v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.

207 Or. 261 (1956)

295 P.2d 201

DEVINE v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Reversed and remanded March 28, 1956.

Petition for rehearing denied April 18, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oglesby H. Young, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Koerner, Young, McColloch & Dezendorf, and James H. Clarke, all of Portland.

Ulysses G. Plummer, Jr., Portland, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

Before WARNER, Chief Justice, and ROSSMAN, LATOURETTE and PERRY, Justices.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

PERRY, J.

The plaintiff, as administratrix of the estate of Frank Devine, deceased, brought this action against the defendant Southern Pacific Company to recover for the pecuniary loss suffered by her as widow and sole surviving heir of the deceased.

The deceased Frank Devine was employed as a laborer by the defendant in its railroad operations at Portland, Oregon. On July 21, 1951, the deceased was injured when a door on the...

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