Larsen v. Allan Line Steamship Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Griffin, L, entered February 20, 1904, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial before the court, a jury being waived, in an action for damages for breach of a contract of carriage.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
This is an action to recover damages for permanent impairment of the plaintiff’s health, resulting from alleged negligent acts of the defendant. The plaintiff is a minor, and Martin J. Lund is his duly appointed *557guardian ad litem for the purposes of this action. It is alleged, that the defendant, a corporation, is a common carrier, engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire from Trondhjem, Norway, to Seattle, Washington; that on or about the 7th day of May, 1902, at said Trondhjem, the defendant promised and agreed to carry plaintiff as a passenger for hire from said place to…
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