McOwen v. Seattle Electric Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Yakey, J., entered July 23, 1907, granting to de1 fendant a new trial, after a verdict rendered in favor of the plaintiff for $25,544 damages for personal injuries sustained in a street car collision.
1Per curiam
This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from a collision between two street cars operated by the defendant company. The amount of the damage to which the plaintiff was entitled was the only issue in the case. The jury returned a verdict in his favor in the sum of $25,544, but on motion of the defendant the court granted a new trial unless the plaintiff would remit from the verdict all sums in excess of $6,544. The plaintiff refused to remit, and a new trial was ordered. From, this order the plaintiff has appealed.
Taking the view of the testimony most favorable to…
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