Philby v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Thurs-ton county, Linn, J., entered March S3, 1906, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for damages for the death of plaintiff’s wife.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
Action by C. W. Philby against the Northern Pacific Railway Company and the Black Hills & Northwestern'Railway Company, corporations, to recover damages *174for loss of time and funeral expenses, rendered necessary by the negligent and wrongful acts of the defendants in causing the death of Lula Bland Philby, the plaintiff’s wife. From a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the defendants have appealed.
The sole question on this appeal is whether the respondent, a husband, can recover for loss of time and funeral expenses directly resulting from negligent acts of the appellants, which caurcd the…
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