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- Title: Bernice Ulibarri v. Joseph Christenson and
- Author : Supreme Court Of Utah
- Release Date : January 08, 1954
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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CROCKETT, Justice. Action for wrongful death of plaintiffs 17 year old son Wilford Joseph Coca. The latter was driving a 1947 Buick sedanette eastward from Copperton toward Midvale in Salt Lake County on the night of August 18, 1953, and collided head-on with a westbound Chevrolet sedan driven by Juan Santiago Mateo. Both automobiles were practically demolished; the drivers were seriously injured and rendered unconscious. Approximately 10 minutes thereafter, while the wrecked cars still remained on the highway, defendants taxicab, driven by John W. Christenson, travelling eastward, rounded a curve and struck the Buick in which Mr. Coca was sitting. He died three hours later in a hospital. Three days later, on August 21, 1953, deceased was buried and on the next day his mother, her son and daughter, and her husband, deceaseds stepfather, executed a comprehensive release of all claims which recited that in consideration of the payment to me * * * of the sum of $300 * * * plaintiff released defendants from all liability.