1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ariz.
  4. 130 Ariz.
  5. 130 Ariz. 516 (1981)
 

TAYLOR v. SOUTHERN PAC. TRANSP. CO.

No. 15330.

130 Ariz. 516 (1981)

637 P.2d 726

Dennis TAYLOR, surviving husband of Kathleen Taylor, deceased, Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, a Delaware corporation; Wilbur L. Biggerstaff, Appellants, Cross-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arizona, In Banc.

Rehearing Denied December 15, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Haralson, Kinerk & Morey, P.C. by Dale Haralson, Tucson, for appellee-cross-appellant.

Evans, Kitchel & Jenckes, P.C. by Ralph J. Lester, Robert R. Mills, F. Pendleton Gaines, III, Phoenix, for appellants-cross-appellees.

CAMERON, Justice.

On 6 February 1979, a jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Dennis Taylor, in a cause of action alleging that the defendants, Southern Pacific Transportation Company and Wilber L. Biggerstaff, had negligently caused the wrongful death of Taylor's wife. The jury found Southern Pacific liable for $7,000 in compensatory damages and $200 in exemplary damages. At the same time, the jury found Biggerstaff not liable. On 6 April 1979, the trial...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases