Brown v. Washington Water Power Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered April 17, 1914, in favor of the defendant, notwithstanding the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a pedestrian struct by a street car.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This is a personal injury case. Plaintiff, Loretta Brown, claimed she was injured through the negligence of defendant. Defendant denied negligence on its part and alleged her injuries were caused by her own fault. The cause was tried by a jury. At the close of plaintiff’s case, an unsuccessful challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence to entitle plaintiff to any judgment was made by defendant. The jury returned a general verdict in favor of plaintiff, and answers to five special interrogatories as follows:
“Q. State whether or not the motorman sounded his gong when approaching the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Skinner v. Tacoma Railway & Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1907
- Duteau v. Seattle Electric Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1907
- Criss v. Seattle Electric Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
- Coats v. Seattle Electric Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
- Mey v. Seattle Electric Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1907
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Worsey v. Tacoma Railway & Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1925