Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Tillotson
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pacific county, Holcomb, J., entered August 4, 1914, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, dismissing an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff .to recover damages from the defendants on account of injuries to the right of way, railroad tracks, and telegraph wires of the railway company. The defendant Pacific county appeared separately and filed a demurrer to the complaint. This demurrer was sustained upon the ground that the complaint did not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The plaintiff elected to stand upon the allegations of the complaint, and the action was dismissed as to Pacific county. The plaintiff has appealed.
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