Engstrom v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Smith, J., entered December 24, 1915, upon findings in favor of the defendant, dismissing an action by a civil service employee to recover a pension, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
These two cases involve the same principle of law, and the decision of one decides the other.. The facts in the Engstrom case are as follows: On August 27, 1913, Mr. Engstrom was a civil service employee of the city of Seattle, engaged in work upon the streets and sewer system of that city at a daily wage of $2.75. On that day, Mr. Engstrom was injured while engaged in his work, through the negligence of the Puget Sound Electric Railway Company, a common carrier, operating across, along, and over the streets of the city of Seattle. He was injured and incapacitated for a period of thirteen…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rhodes v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1897
- Heath v. Seattle Taxicab Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1913
- Longfellow v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1913
3Cited by3 opinions
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