Macale v. Lynch
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Jurey, J., entered April 19, 1919, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a child in a fall from a truck, after a trial on the merits.
1Opinion of the CourtTolman, J.
This is a personal injury action brought by respondent, acting through a guardian ad litem, as plaintiff. Appellant, who was the defendant below, is engaged in the transfer business in the city of Seattle, operating under the name of “Lynch Transfer & Storage Co.” At the time of the accident complained of, a Mr. Barnes, a potato grower in Eastern Washington, had, by agreement with appellant, engaged a motor truck and driver from him to be used in the delivery of potatoes from the car or warehouse to various retail dealers in the city who had purchased from Barnes under contracts requiring the…
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