Grim v. Olympia Light & Power Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Thurs-ton county, Linn, J., entered May 20, 1905, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a motorman in a collision of street cars.
1DissentHadley, J.
(dissenting) — I dissent from the conclusion reached by the majority in this case-. In view of former decisions of this court upon the subject of fellow servants, I believe the majority opinion tends to create confusion as to what doctrine the court intends to establish in relation to- liability for the acts of employees unde-r some circumstances.
Appellant’s counsel have exhaustively and ably argued the law upon the subject of fellow servants, and have cited and reviewed many authorities. The authorities upon this subject are so hopelessly at variance that it would be as impossible to…
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