Willett v. Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Lewis county, Rice, J., entered January 81, 1916, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action in tort.
1Opinion of the Court
Parker, J. —
This is an action in which the plaintiff seeks recovery of damages which he claims resulted from the killing of a horse belonging to him, by the negligent operation of one of the trains of the defendant railroad company. Trial was had in the superior court sitting with a jury, which resulted in verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff, from which the defendant has appealed.
The principal contention of counsel for appellant is that the trial court erred in denying its motion, made at the close of all of the evidence, for a directed verdict in its favor, *72which motion was rested…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Dickey v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1898
- Snodgrass v. Spokane & Inland Empire RailroadWashington Supreme Court · 1915