Legal Opinion

Morris v. Northwestern Improvement Co.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided June 9, 1909No. 7977PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered November 23, 1908, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries.

1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.

The plaintiff was in the employ of the defendant company as a motorman, and on the 12th of November, 1906, was injured; the injury being caused by the breaking of the platform of the motor upon which he stood, and his right foot being caught in such a way as to bruise and otherwise injure it. The relation of the defendant Cad-well to the cause of action pleaded is best understood by quoting from that portion of the complaint in which the al*452legations of negligence, upon which the action is based, are found. Paragraph V:

“That the defendant, Harry Cadwell, was at all times herein mentioned in…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Doremus v. RootWashington Supreme Court · 1901
  2. Stevick v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Pangburn v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
  2. D. B. Loveman Co. v. BaylessTennessee Supreme Court · 1913
  3. De Sandro v. Missoula Light & Water Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1913
  4. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. AustinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
  5. Sipes v. Puget Sound Electric RailwayWashington Supreme Court · 1909

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