Barnum v. Jackson

— This action was brought to recover damages for the destruction of an automobile. The cause was tried to the court without a jury, and resulted in findings of fact from which the court concluded that a recovery should be had. Judgment was entered in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $2,800, from which the defendant appeals.

The facts may be briefly stated. The accident out of which the litigation arose happened on a paved highway a short distance south of the city of Mount Vernon, in Skagit county. The respondent was proceeding north in a Cadillac sedan, which was practically new and had…