Goldsby v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Smith, J., entered July 15, 1920, dismissing an action in tort, upon setting aside a verdict and judgment for plaintiff, after a trial on the merits before a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries, and for damages to an automobile, claimed to have been caused by negligence chargeable to the defendant. The cause was tried to the court and a jury and resulted in a verdict in favor of the. plaintiff. A motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was made and subsequently an alternative motion for a new trial. The trial court granted the motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and entered a judgment dismissing the action. Thereafter an order was entered reciting that in the event that there was an appeal, and it…
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