De Yoe v. Seattle Electric Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered June 6, 1908, in favor of the defendant, notwithstanding the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, dismissing an action for personal injuries.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
Action by Elsie De Yoe against the Seattle Electric Company, for personal injuries. From a judgment in favor of the defendant, the plaintiff has appealed.
On a trial of the issues joined by the pleadings, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the appellant, but the trial court thereafter sustained a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and dismissed the action. The appellant now contends that the court erred in so doing. The evidence shows that the respondent owns a cable car line, which it operates on a very steep grade on Madison street, in the *589city of Seattle; that on…
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