Reeks v. Seattle Electric Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Griffin, J., entered February 8, 1908, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a passenger in a street car collision.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, C. J.
On the 3d day of March, 1907, the plaintiff Reeks was severely injured in a collision between two street cars, operated by the defendant company over its line between Fort Lawton and the city of Seattle. This action was instituted to recover damages for the injuries thus received, and from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $25,000, the present appeal is prosecuted. Negligence on the part of the appellant company was conceded, and there was no claim of contributory negligence on the part •of the respondent; so that the only question submitted for the consideration of the jury…
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