Fredericks v. City of Seattle

— In this action the respondent Fredericks recovered against the appellant city of Seattle, for personal injuries arising out of a collision between an automobile truck driven by him and a street car owned and operated by the appellant. The city appeals from the judgment entered against it.

Westlake avenue is a public street of the city of Seattle. At the place of the accident in question, it extends approximately north and south. North from the scene of the accident it is straight for a distance stated to be between four hundred and five hundred feet. It is paved into two roadways…