Grant v. Armstrong
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal by plaintiff from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Shackleford, J., entered June 17, 1909, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendant Bell Fuel Company, in an action for personal injuries caused by a runaway team; also, appeal by defendant Armstrong from an order for a new trial as to him, after having been granted a nonsuit at the trial.
1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.
The plaintiff, A. Grant, brought this action to recover judgment against appellant Armstrong and the defendant Bell Fuel Company, on account of personal injuries alleged to have been sustained through the negligence of said defendants. The facts constituting the cause of action will be better understood by setting forth paragraphs 2 and 3 of the complaint:
“(2) That on the 12th day of February, 1908, at about the hour of 2 p. m., the plaintiff in the regular course of his employment for the Fidelity Transfer Company was assisting the driver of the team of two horses and wagon along Jefferson…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Allend v. Spokane Falls & Northern Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1899
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