Blodgett v. Great Northern Railway Co.

The plaintiff, Doris Blodgett, brought this action on behalf of herself and six minor children to recover damages' for wrongful death pursuant to RCW 4.20.010. The defendant, Great Northern Railway Co., Inc., appeals from the judgment of $142,500 entered against it upon the verdict of a jury.

Respondent is the widow of Richard A. Blodgett, who was killed while riding as a passenger in a car which was struck by appellant’s passenger train at a rural railroad crossing in Skagit County. Appellant’s assignments of error concern questions of damages, juror misconduct, evidence, liability, and…