Murphy v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal by plaintiff's from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Clifford, J., entered January 21, 1911, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs for damages, in an action for injuries to property.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
This was an action to recover damages suffered by appellants’ property by reason of the construction of a trestle over and across the street upon which the lots abutted. The jury returned a verdict in favor of appellants in the sum of $1,000. Being dissatisfied with the amount, they have appealed, assigning as error the giving of and refusal to give certain instructions, errors in the admission of testimony, and the ruling of the court in withdrawing one of the lots- from the consideration of the jury.
The court gave the jury twenty instructions, twelve of which are excepted to as a whole; in…
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