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BRIDGES v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY

No. 12359.

488 P.2d 738 (1971)

26 Utah 2d 281

Albert BRIDGES and Deleen Bridges, his wife, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Utah.

September 13, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard & Lewis, Jackson Howard, Provo, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Legal Department — Union Pacific Railroad Company, A.U. Miner, S.A. Goodsell, and J.C. Williams, Salt Lake City, for defendant-respondent.

CALLISTER, Chief Justice:

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment of no cause of action, upon a directed verdict, in their wrongful death action. Plaintiffs' 19-year old son died from injuries sustained when the vehicle he was driving collided with the 15th car of defendant's train at a crossing in Utah County. The accident occurred on October 26, 1968, at approximately 11:45 p.m. at a point where a single track of defendant's crosses a county highway, known as 1600 North...

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