Legal Opinion
Grant v. Spokane Traction Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 6, 1907No. 6753PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Cross-appeals from a judgment of the superior court for' Spokane county, Gilliam, J., entered December 1, 1906, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, after a trial on the merits.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
Action for personal injuries. The plaintiff Nellie M. Grant was injured while alighting from a street car operated by defendant. The cause was tried to a jury. A general verdict for $1,700 was returned in plaintiffs’ favor. Special interrogatories were submitted to the jury at defendant’s request, and were answered by the jury as follows:
“(1) Was the plaintiff Nellie M. Grant standing with both feet on the steps of the car when it started? Ans. Yes. (2) If so, did she attempt to get off or did her husband, B. M. Grant, pull her off after the car had started and while it was in motion? Ans.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- McCorkle v. MalloryWashington Supreme Court · 1903
- Albin v. Seattle Electric Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
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