Sadler v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King' county, Hall, J., entered June 24, 1921, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for wrongful death.
1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.
— This is an action for the alleged wrongful death of James Sadler, who was a guest in an automobile truck operated by Arthur Ball, and which was struck by a passenger train operated by appellants, within the city limits of Seattle, at a grade crossing known as Spokane avenue, about 4:15 p. m., June 29, 1920.
The deceased was riding on the right-hand and north side of the seat, with the driver and the driver’s son, who was in the middle of the seat. The driver, Ball, occupied the left-hand seat.
Spokane avenue runs east and west and crosses the Northern Pacific main line tracks, running north…
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