Harkins v. Seattle Electric Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Tallman, J., entered January 21, 1908, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a passenger who was struck by a street car.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries, which plaintiffs maintain resulted to the plaintiff Minnie W. Harkins from the negligence of the defendant. It is alleged by the complaint, in substance, that plaintiffs are husband and wife; that the defendant is a •corporation and a common carrier of passengers, owning and operating a street railway system; that on the evening of the 21st of January, 1906, at about 8:30 o’clock, the plaintiff Minnie Harkins, without negligence on her part, was standing, waiting to take a car at one of defendant’s regular stopping places for taking…
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