Craig v. Great Northern Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Kennan, J., entered September 19, 1908, in favor of the defendant, by direction of the court, after a trial before the court and a jury, in an action for injuries sustained by a conductor of a street car in a collision.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
The plaintiff was employed as a conductor on one of the cars of the defendant Washington Water Power Company, which company operates a street car system in the city of Spokane. While so employed and in charge of one of its cars, plaintiff was injured by a collision of said car with an engine of the railway company, at a crossing of the tracks *641of the defendants, which he alleges was by reason of the negligence of both defendants. The cause proceeded to trial before the court and a jury, and at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence, the court, upon separate motions of both the railway company…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Grim v. Olympia Light & Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1906
- Berg v. Seattle, Renton & Southern Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1906