Grant v. Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered September 18, 1908, in favor of the defendant, by direction of the court, upon withdrawing the case from the jury, after a trial on the merits, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a pedestrian at a railroad crossing.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
By this action plaintiff seeks to recover damages for personal injuries caused by being run over by a car of defendant, at a public crossing adjacent to and immediately west of its passenger depot, at Harrison, Idaho, on June 17, 1907. The negligence charged against the defendant in the complaint is, in substance, that several cars were being pushed by an engine of defendant rapidly over its track near and upon the crossing; that no bell was rung on the engine, no whistle blown, and no notice or signal of any kind given of the approach of the train before coming to the crossing; that no…
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- Roth v. Union Depot Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1896
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