Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co. v. Schleif
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington; Jeremiah Neterer, Judge. Action by Charles J. Schleif against the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and deféndant brings error.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington; Jeremiah Neterer, Judge. Action by Charles J. Schleif against the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and deféndant brings error. The plaintiff in the action in the court below was working for certain contractors constructing a water gate or manhole from the surface of a street in the city of Seattle to the water pipes of the city water system, which were laid underground. The defendant operated a double-track electric street railway upon that…
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). '[ 1 ] The defendant contends that it was entitled to a directed verdict in its favor, both on account of lack of evidence of its negligence and the proof of the plaintiff’s contributory negligence. The negligence of the defendant alleged in the complaint was its failure to give the plaintiff proper warning of the approach of the street car, and the operation of the car at 15 miles per hour, when its speed was limited by ordinance to 12 miles per hour. There was evidence that the car was going at from 15 to 20 miles an hour, and that no bell was rung until…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hanley v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Meese v. Northern Pac. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1914
- Indianapolis Street Railway Co. v. BordencheckerIndiana Court of Appeals · 1904
- Pierce v. Lincoln Traction Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1913
- Kiely v. Seattle Electric Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1914
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