Delano v. La Bounty
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county Shackleford, J., entered February 26, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a pedestrian run down by an automobile.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
Action by James H. Delano against Ed. La Bounty, to recover damages for personal injuries. The complaint alleged that the defendant’s chauffeur, while running defendant’s automobile, at a reckless and dangerous rate of speed, struck and injured plaintiff. From a judgment in plaintiff’s favor, the defendant has appealed.
The evidence was sufficient to show negligence of the chauffeur. Appellant contends that the automobile did not *596belong to him, but that it was the separate property of his wife, Josephine La Bounty, who had leased it to one Finnigan, the chauffeur; that Finnigan ran it for hire…
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