Forsyth v. Wallace
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Huneke, J., entered November 5, 1915, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a passenger in a j itney.
1Opinion of the CourtBausman, J.
Forsyth, a passenger in defendant’s jitney and knocked senseless by a collision, brought suit for damages based on unconsciousness continuing several days, permanent diminution of hearing, and recurring headaches and dizzi*524ness. Defendant appeals from a judgment based upon a verdict for plaintiff.
A first error assigned is the court’s permitting plaintiff in opening to prove industrious habits. We decline to exclude this proof under either the reasoning or the rule in Davis v. Kornman, 141 Ala. 479, 37 South. 789, or of Pennsylvania R. Co. v. Books, 57 Pa. St. 339, 98 Am. Dec. 229. Much sounder…
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- Davis v. KornmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1904
- State v. GaaschWashington Supreme Court · 1909
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