Frescoln v. Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Dykeman, J., entered April 9, 1915, in favor of the defendant, notwithstanding the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for wrongful death.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
Appellant brought this action against the respondent to recover damages for the death of her husband. When appellant had rested her case, respondent moved for a nonsuit, which motion was denied. No testimony was introduced on the part of the respondent. The case went to the jury, and a verdict in the sum of $2,500 was rendered. The clerk made the following entry in the minute book of the couTt:
“We, the jury in the above entitled cause, do find for the' plaintiff in the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). Charles D. Taylor, Foreman.
“Upon the reading of the verdict and before the…
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