Keefe v. Seattle Electric Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered September 19, 1908, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by the driver of a wagon through a collision with a street car.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
On January 23, 1907, defendant, who was a driver of an express wagon in the city of Seattle, attempted to drive east across First avenue at the intersection of King street. Appellant maintains and operates a double track of street railway along the full length of First avenue, which is one of the principal business streets of the city and is used by a large number of pedestrians and vehicles. The east track was the out-bound track, and the appellant had nearly crossed the west track on which the car was approaching, when his progress was impeded by a string of five or six dirt wagons passing…
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