Coldeen v. Reid
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Huneke, J., entered January 21,1918, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for wrongful death.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
The respondent, as the widow of one Harvey Coldeen, brought this action against the appellants, Reid, Bradley and the National Surety Company, respectively, sheriff of Spokane county, deputy sheriff of that county, and surety on the sheriff’s official bond, to recover in damages for the alleged wrongful killing of Coldeen by the deputy Bradley. There was a recovery in the court below, and the appeal is from the judgment entered.
The evidence as to the facts surrounding the transaction is strangely in conflict. According to the testimony of a young man who was with Coldeen at the time he was…
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