Thompson v. Seattle, Renton & Southern Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered January 24, 1912, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs for $10,000, for personal injuries sustained by a passenger in a street railway collision.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
The appellant owns and operates a street and interurban railway system in the city of Seattle and territory adjacent thereto, and is a common carrier of passengers for hire. On April 30, 1910, one Elizabeth Bell, while a passenger on the appellant’s railway, was injured in a collision occurring thereon, and thereafter commenced this action to recover for the injuries suffered. After commencing the action, and some nine months after receiving the injury, Mrs. Bell died, leaving surviving her as her sole heirs at law an adult daughter and two minor sons. Thereafter these heirs, the minors…
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