Collier v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Griffin, J., entered December 27, 1904, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendants, after a trial on the merits, in an action for injuries sustained by a traveler crossing railroad tracks.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.
Railroad avenue, between Tesler way and Washington street, in the city of Seattle^ is one of the public thoroughfares of said city, but is largely used for railroad purposes. The Northern Pacific Railway Company and the Great Northern Railway Company own, operate, and control several tracks along said avenue between the above points. The tracks owned by each company axe under, its exclusive dominion and control, and are only used by the other company in the manner and for the purpose hereinafter stated. Whenever it becomes necessary to transfer freight cars from the tracks of one company to'…
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