Legal Opinion

Hoffman v. Hansen

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 19, 1921No. 16700PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Dykeman, J., entered April 14,1921, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a pedestrian struck by an automobile.

1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.

— This is a personal injury action, brought by W. E. Hoffman against Jens L. Hansen and Hansen Bread Company. The defendants have appealed from a judgment against them.

Many of the facts are in dispute, but there is ample evidence to show that the accident causing the injuries happened February 2, 1920, before daylight. The respondent was a motorman operating an electric street car for the city of Seattle out of its car barns, situated on the east side of Fifth avenue north and north of its intersection with Republican street, the two streets crossing at right angles. His run for the day…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Johnson v. JohnsonWashington Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Armstrong v. Yakima Hotel Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Crowl v. West Coast Steel Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1920
  4. Harvey v. IvoryWashington Supreme Court · 1904
  5. Orr v. Schwager & Nettleton, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1913

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. D'Amico v. ConguistaWashington Supreme Court · 1946
  2. State v. MesarosWashington Supreme Court · 1963
  3. McCarty v. King County Medical Service Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1946
  4. Brown v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1925
  5. Hill v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1933

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