Ostheller v. Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Blake, J., entered May 14, 1918, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for wrongful death.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
This is an action to recover damages for the death of Ferdinand and Minnie Ostheller, husband and wife, alleged to have been caused by the wrongful act, to wit, the negligence, of the defendant railroad company. While the death of Mr. and Mrs. Ostheller occurred at the same time as the result of a single *679alleged wrongful act of the company, and recovery therefor was sought in the superior court in this one action, such recovery was sought in two> causes of action separately pleaded in one complaint, the allegations of which separate causes of action were in substance the same, except as to…
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