Legal Opinion

Cole v. Seattle, Renton & Southern Railway Co.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided March 27, 1906No. 6039PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for-King county, Tallman, J., entered June 19, 1905, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff in an action for injuries sustained by a passenger in a street car collision.

1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.

— This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries. The appellant, Seattle, Kenton & Southern Kailway Company, a corporation, operates a line of electric railway between Seattle and Kenton, in King county. On October 25, 1904, a collision occurred between two' of its cars, on one of which the respondent, William A. Cole, was a passenger. After the collision respondent was picked up in an unconscious condition, and taken to a hospital, where he remained for two or three weeks before recovering sufficiently to return home. He alleges serious permanent injury to his general health, his…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gallamore v. City of OlympiaWashington Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Webster v. Seattle, Renton & Southern Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1906
  3. Goldthorpe v. Clark-Nickerson Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1903

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Bennett v. Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1914
  2. Olson v. EricksonWashington Supreme Court · 1909
  3. Niemyer v. Washington Water Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1906
  4. Nelson v. Western Steam Navigation Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1909
  5. Anderson v. Hurley-Mason Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1912

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