Clark v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from Superior Court, Pierce County. — Hon. Thau Huston, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Hadley, J.
Appellant instituted this action against, respondent to> recover damages on account of the death of her son, which, it is alleged, was caused by the wrongful and negligent act of respondent. At the trial the court granted a motion for non-suit. The motion was based upon two’ grounds: Hirst, that appellant had failed to show *141such title or right as enabled her to- maintain the action; and, second, that, no negligence of respondent was proven. We will first discuss the branch of the motion relating to appellant’s right to maintain the action.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bennett v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Powers v. HarlowMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
- Catlett v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1893
- Barney v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- Thompson v. Lowell, Lawrence, & Haverhill Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
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- Magnuson v. O'DeaWashington Supreme Court · 1913
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