Crowl v. West Coast Steel Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the superior court for Pierce county, Card, J., entered March 10,1919, granting a new trial, after the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendants, in an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtBridges, J.
This was a suit for personal injuries. The complaint, in substance, alleged that, near the intersection of 21st and Junette streets, in Tacoma, Washington, the defendants negligently caused their automobile to run against and over the plaintiff, thereby injuring him. This location is in the residence portion of the city. The defendants denied negligence and set up contributory negligence as a cause of the injury. There was a verdict against the plaintiff and in favor of the defendants. The plaintiff asked for a new trial based upon the various statutory grounds. The court later made an order…
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