Chase v. Seattle Taxicab & Transeer Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Tallman, J., entered May 3, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, for personal injuries sustained' by a pedestrian, struck by a taxicab.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
The plaintiff was struck by a taxicab owned by the defendant and driven by one of its .agents, and in this action seeks redress for his injuries. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $1,000.
The appeal presents four questions: (1) the negligence of the appellant; (2) the contributory negligence of the respondent ; (3) the correctness of the instructions; and (4) were the damages awarded excessive.
The respondent, fifty-eight years of age, a longshoreman by occupation, on the 11th day of December, 1912, at about the hour of six o’clock, a. m., was struck and knocked down by one…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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