Legal Opinion

North Coast Power Co. v. Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade Railway

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 1, 1919No. 15401PublishedCited by 8 opinions

' Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Lewis county, Reynolds, J., entered January 13, 1919, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action in tort, tried to the court.

1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.

The respondent, North Coast Power Company, sued the appellant, the Cowlitz, Chehalis & Cascade Railway, for damage to one of its electric cars caused by a collision with the appellant’s cars between John street and Eleventh street, in the city of Chehalis, on November 1, 1917. In the trial without a jury, it recovered judgment, from which an appeal has been taken. The issues were negligence' on the part of the appellant and contributory negligence on the part of the respondent.

The respondent owns and operates a single-track electric street-car line from Centralia to Chehalis, with…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Helliesen v. Seattle Electric Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Stueding v. Seattle Electric Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Vane v. JonesIdaho Supreme Court · 1907
  4. Anson v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1906

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Scott v. Pacific Power & Light Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1934
  2. Morris v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadWashington Supreme Court · 1939
  3. Chadwick v. EkWashington Supreme Court · 1939
  4. Olson v. Cass County Electric Co-Operative, Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1959
  5. Olsen v. John Hamrick's Tacoma TheatresWashington Supreme Court · 1941

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