Shanks v. Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Yakima county, Preble, J., entered November 22, 1916, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a section hand through the derailment of a hand car.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
The purpose of this action was to recover damages for personal injuries. The trial of the cause resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $1,000. The defendant appeals.
The facts are these: On the morning of February 28, 1916, the respondent, in company with the other members of a section crew and the foreman thereof, was proceeding on a hand car over the track of the defendant for the purpose of repairing a broken rail in the vicinity of North Prosser, Washington. While en route, the hand car was derailed, and *510the respondent was thrown therefrom and injured.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Boggess v. Metropolitan Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad v. BurridgeIllinois Supreme Court · 1904
- Ceresola v. Joseph F. Paul Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
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