Southard v. Seattle Electric Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Myers, J., entered February 8, 1912, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a passenger on a street car.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries which the plaintiff alleges he received while he was a passenger on one of the defendant’s street cars in Seattle, as the result of the negligent operation of the car. Verdict and judgment were rendered in favor of the plaintiff, from which the defendant has appealed.
The contentions of appellant are, in substance, that no actionable negligence on its part was shown by the evidence, and that the trial court erred in denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Appellant’s car, upon which respondent was a passenger, had…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brown v. Seattle City Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1897
- La Barge v. Union Electric Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Koch v. St. Paul City Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Faris v. Brooklyn City & Newtown RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
- Faris v. Brooklyn City & Newtown RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899