Woole v. Washington Railway & Navigation Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Clarke county, Miller, X, entered March 23, 1904, upon the verdict of a jury for damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband killed at a railroad crossing.
1Opinion of the CourtRoot, J.
Respondent’s husband, while crossing appellant’s railway track, upon a public highway near Vancouver, Washington, -was struck by a locomotive and killed. This action was brought for damages, and resulted in verdict and judgment of $17,500, in favor of respondent. Erom said judgment, appeal is taken to this court.
The most important errors assigned turn upon the question of the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict and judgment. The material facts were substantially as follows: Deceased was riding in an ordinary farm wagon, driving a team of horses from Vancouver along the county…
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