Olsen v. Peerless Laundry
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered February 7, 1920, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a pedestrian struck by a motor truck.
1Opinion of the CourtBridges, J.
This was a personal injury suit. The plaintiff Maria Olsen and her companion, Mrs. Peters, on the 20th day of February, 1919, were walking easterly on the north sidewalk of Pine street, in the city of Seattle, Washington, intending to cross Third avenue. When they reached the intersection of these streets, and before stepping into Third avenue, they each looked north and south on Third avenue to see *662whether there were any approaching vehicles, and observing that the way was clear, and seeing nothing approaching, they started across Third avenue in the line of the north sidewalk of Pine…
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