Norton v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Allen, J., entered April 21, 1920, upon the verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for wrongful death.
1Opinion of the CourtMackintosh, J.
The mother of a child of the age of four years and nine months brought this action against the city of Seattle for damages arising from *409the death of the child, caused by its being run over by a street car belonging to the appellant.
The respondent is the wife of a sergeant in the United States army, who has been absent in France in the service of his country. After his departure from San Francisco, where he and the respondent had lived for a few months, he contributed nothing for the support of his wife and child, and she had been compelled to come to Seattle, where she was earning a living…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hartley v. LasaterWashington Supreme Court · 1917
- Locke v. Puget Sound International Railway & Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1918
- Herrick v. Washington Water Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1913
- Johnson v. Washington Water Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1913
- Duteau v. Seattle Electric Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1907
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- Peterson v. Great Northern Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1932