Legal Opinion

Engelker v. Seattle Electric Co.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided August 6, 1908No. 7397PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered January 7, 1908, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in consolidated actions, for damages sustained in a collision with a street car.

1Opinion of the CourtHadley, C. J.

Two actions involved in this appeal were tried together. One ivas to recover damages for personal injuries to the driver of a team, and the other to recover for injuries to the team, wagon and harness, the latter being owned by the driver and another, one Schmidt, as partners, doing business under the name of Star Bakery. The injuries resulted from a collision between one of appellant’s street cars and the team and wagon driven by the plaintiff Engelker. It was alleged that the collision was due to the negligence of the defendant in the operation of its car. The defendant denied negligence on…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Traver v. Spokane Street Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1901

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Hillebrant v. ManzWashington Supreme Court · 1912
  2. Keller v. BrenemanWashington Supreme Court · 1929
  3. Bayne v. Todd Shipyards Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Johnson v. J. C. HeitmanWashington Supreme Court · 1915
  5. Mina v. Boise Cascade Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1985

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