Ladouceur v. Northern Pacific Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Scott, J. —

The appellant sued the respondent for damages for injuries caused by the negligence of the railroad company. At the close of plaintiff’s testimony, the court granted a motion for a non-suit on the ground that his evidence showed thathe was negligent, and that his negligence contributed to the injury. The plaintiff was a youth twenty-one years of age, and at the time he was injured was driving a team and wagon on a street in the city of Seattle, and was injured by a collision at the public crossing with the train of defendant on the afternoon…