Duford v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Tallman, J., entered March 26,1920, upon granting a nonsuit, dismissing an action for personal injuries sustained in a collision with a street car.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
The appellant brought this action against the city of Seattle to recover for injuries to his person and property, caused by a collision between one of the city’s street cars and the horse and wagon driven by the appellant. He was nonsuited in the trial court, and from a judgment of dismissal of the action prosecutes this appeal.
The respondent owns and operates a system of street railways. One of its lines extends along Westlake avenue, which runs north and south. It is a double track line—cars running north occupy the easterly track. The avenue is intersected by Ninth avenue, which runs in a…
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