Morrison v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Belt, J., entered April 28, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury for $12,500 damages for personal injuries sustained by a brakeman in a collision of freight trains in attempting to “saw by” a short siding.
1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.
Action for personal damages by respondent, who was a brakeman on one of the appellant company’s trains running between the cities of Spokane and Ellensburg. He was acting as brakeman on an eastbound train known as “Extra 144.” There was another freight train just ahead of Extra 144, going east toward Horth Yakima. Freight train Extra 143, with two other freight trains, was going west toward Ellensburg. The appellant and defendant J. E. Heuster was the conductor of westbound train Extra 143. Train Extra 144, on which plaintiff and respondent was brakeman, had the right of track at passing…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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