SILVA v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.

No. A088552.

102 Cal.Rptr.2d 668 (2000)

85 Cal.App.4th 1024

Jose SILVA et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Four.

December 28, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Perry S. Dobson, Hayward, Counsel for Appellants.

Barry & Randolph, William C. Barry, Thomas A. Cregger, Michelle J. Drees, Sacramento, Counsel for Respondent.


Certified for Partial Publication.*

WOOLARD, J.**

Teenager Lucas Silva was killed when he was hit by a train owned and operated by defendant Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific). His parents, plaintiffs Jose and Lupe Silva, filed a wrongful death action. Identified in the complaint as "significant factors in the death of [the] deceased" were "negligent operation" of the train and the failure...

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