Legal Opinion

Cunningham v. Seattle Electric Railway & Power Co.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 12, 1892No. 230PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Superior Court, King County.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Stiles, J.

The appellant’s points in this case are confined to two classes: (1) Exceptions to instructions asked and given. (2) The excessiveness of the verdict and judgment.

As to the first class we can give no relief. The instructions, although the most, of them, according to the statement of the brief, were given at the request of one or the other party, are unnumbered and unseparated, and not in any way designated so that they can be distinguished, besides which they were not excepted to. At the end of the court’s charge this only occurs:

“Counsel for…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Craker v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
  2. G. H. & S. A. R'y Co. v. DonahoeTexas Supreme Court · 1882

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Pantages Theatre Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1921
  2. State v. NewcombWashington Supreme Court · 1910
  3. Estes v. Brewster Cigar Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1930
  4. Black v. MarshIndiana Court of Appeals · 1903
  5. Olson v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1908

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