Stewart v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Yakima county, Grady, J., entered June £6, 1916, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
— The plaintiff, Stewart, seeks recovery of damages for personal injuries, for the killing of his horse and injury to his buggy, which he claims resulted from the negligence of the defendant railway company. Trial in the superior court for Yakima county sitting with a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment awarding him $£,500, from which the defendant has appealed to this court.
Counsel for appellant make the single contention here that respondent’s own negligence and want of care so contributed to his damages that he should not be allowed to recover in this action, and that it should be so…
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