Halverson v. Seattle Electric Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Griffin, J., entered June 30, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, for $20,000 damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband, occasioned by a fall from a street car.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
Plaintiff brought this action against defendant to recover damages for the death of her husband, U. P. Halverson. She avers in her complaint, that on the 26th day of December, 1902, the said 1ST. P. Halverson became a passenger on one of defendant’s cars running from the city of Seattle to Ballard; that the defendant failed and neglected to provide a gate or railing *603around the platform of said car; and that defendant negligently permitted the said car to become overcrowded with passengers, so that the said H. P. Halverson was prevented from obtaining a seat, and was compelled to stand on the…
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