Sundstrom v. Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered January 15, 1915, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for wrongful death, after a trial on the merits.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
Action in tort by a father to recover for the death of his child, a boy three years and nine months old. The child was run over by one of defendant’s electric street cars, on Fourteenth avenue northwest, between 67th and 65th streets, in the city of Seattle.
Fourteenth avenue northwest runs north and south. The street car line terminates at West 70th street, which intersects the avenue at right angles. Three blocks south of West 70th street is West 67th street, and two blocks further south is West 65th street, both of which also intersect the avenue at right angles. West 66th street is…
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