Atherton v. Tacoma Railway & Power Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Reavis, C. J.

Action by plaintiff (appellant) claiming damages for personal injuries against the Tacoma Railway & Power Company, a corporation organized under the laws of New Jersey, and operating an electric street railway in Tacoma, and Steffins, the motorman and servant of said railway, defendants. The claim of damages is founded on the joint negligence of the defendants in the operation of the car. The allegations of negligence are:

“That upon the evening of the 7th day of December, while the plaintiff was coming down said 21st street with a heavily…