Miller v. Spokane International Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Blake, J., entered November 18, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a section hand, thrown from a hand car.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $7,500. The defendant prosecutes the appeal.
The respondent was in the appellant’s employ as a section hand. On the morning of the accident, the section crews were going to their work upon hand cars. There were five hand cars, two in advance of the car upon which the respondent was riding, and two behind. The front car was in charge of the appellant’s foreman. The car upon which *172respondent was riding was in charge of an assistant foreman.
It is alleged in the complaint,…
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