Hopkins v. Copalis Lumber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Grays Harbor county, Sheeks, J., entered April 15, 1916, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendant, in an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
The appellant, W. W. Hopkins, while driving an automobile along a county road in Grays Harbor county, attempted to cross a railroad track, when he collided with a train of cars operated by the respondent, Copalis Lumber Company, and received injuries for which he sues in this action. The cause was tried by the court sitting with a jury. At the close of the evidence, the court concluded it proper that the jury should have a view of the place of the accident, and directed that they be conducted there for that purpose. They were so conducted and returned, when the trial proceeded to its…
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