Purdy v. Sherman
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Snohomish county, Bell, J., entered November 11, 1912, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, for damages sustained in an automobile collision.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
— -An automobile, driven by one Thomason but owned by the defendant, was carelessly driven into a machine driven and owned by plaintiff. Plaintiff brought this action to recover for personal injuries suffered, for damage to the machine, and for some special damages. A verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiff for $585, and defendant has appealed.
The principal error assigned is that the verdict is contrary to the law and the evidence, and that a motion for an instructed verdict should have been sustained. The defense was that the machine was operated by Thomason upon an independent…
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