De Lys v. Powell-Sanders Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Webster, J., entered November 21, 1914, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
The respondent, John De Lys, while riding in a buggy drawn by a horse along an asphalt paved street in the.city of Spokane, was run into by an automobile which approached from the rear, driven by a salesman of the appellant, Powell-Sanders Company. The collision injured the buggy and harness, and threw the respondent to the pavement, causing him personal injuries. The respondent conceived that the collision was due to the negligence of the driver of the automobile and brought the present action to recover in damages for the injuries suffered. Among the defenses set up by the appellant, was…
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