Thomas & Co. v. Hillis
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the superior court for King county, Main, J., entered January 8, 1912, granting a new trial for insufficiency of the evidence, after the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on a promissory note.
1Opinion of the Court
Chadwick, J.-
-A brief statement of the history of this
case is necessary. At the first trial, Honorable Wilson R. Gay presiding, a verdict was returned in favor of the defendants. A motion for a new trial was interposed by the plaintiff, and was granted by the court upon the ground that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict. On appeal, the order granting a new trial was affirmed (Thomas & Co. v. Hillis, 64 Wash. 288, 116 Pac. 854, to which reference may be had for a statement of the facts). Upon remand, the case came on for trial before the Honorable John F. Main, and the jury…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Snider v. Washington Water Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1912
- Taylor v. Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1912
- Thomas & Co. v. HillisWashington Supreme Court · 1911
- McGraw v. Manhattan Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1911
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