Pate v. Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Tallman, J., entered April 1, 1908, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for injuries sustained by a passenger through the derailment of a car.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, C. J.
This action was instituted to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while a passenger on one of the defendant’s trains. Shortly after the train in question left Maple Valley, on its return trip to the city of Seattle on the 7th day of July, 1907, one of the *167axles under the tender broke, and the coach next to the tender, in which the plaintiff was riding, left the track. The front end of the coach went down over the embankment forming the roadbed, while the rear end remained attached to the next coach, which did not leave the track. After leaving the track, the coach…
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