Robinson v. Spokane Traction Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Poindexter, J., entered October 2T, 1906, upon the verdict of a jury for $8,000 damages for personal injuries sustained by a passenger in a street car collision.
1Opinion of the CourtRoot, J.
This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while riding in one of defendant’s street cars. From a judgment for $8,000, the defendant appeals.
On the trial of the cause the defendant admitted negligence, and the only questions submitted to the jury were those having to do with the amount of the recovery. The facts revealed by the evidence are about these: Plaintiff was seated in the forward end of the car, with one shoulder against the end of the car and the other against the side, his back being toward the corner. A collision occurred, and he says that he was…
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