Mitchell v. Tacoma Railway & Motor Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from Superior Court, Pierce County.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Anders, J.
— On April 27, 1892, the appellant was 'the owner of a cable car line, and was operating the same on certain streets in the city of Tacoma, one of which was Thirteenth street.
It appears that Thirteenth street crosses Tacoma avenue on a level, but from the eastern side of the avenue it suddenly descends, causing a steep grade upon the line of the railway at that place. On the day above mentioned, the respondent, a girl of the age of eight years and four months, while on Thirteenth street at or below the crossing on Tacoma avenue, was struck,…
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