Legal Opinion

Gianini v. Cerini

Washington Supreme Court

Decided April 3, 1918No. 14419PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Bell, J., entered April 28, 1917, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee while driving an auto truck.

1Opinion of the CourtWebster, J.

In an action to recover damages for . personal injuries, the plaintiff obtained a verdict and judgment, from which defendants appeal, assigning as error the insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict, the refusal of the court to give certain requested instructions, and misconduct of the plaintiff in injecting into the case the fact that the defendant was protected by liability insurance. We shall discuss these assignments in the order stated.

On August 8, 1916, the plaintiff, an employee of the defendant, while backing an automobile truck in an effort to turn it around, was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Birch v. AbercrombieWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  2. State v. Northern Express Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Quon v. Furuya Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Jensen v. SchlenzWashington Supreme Court · 1916
  5. Edwards v. BurkeWashington Supreme Court · 1904

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Brammer v. LappenbuschWashington Supreme Court · 1934
  2. Kadiak Fisheries Co. v. Murphy Diesel Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Williams v. HoferWashington Supreme Court · 1948
  4. Gleason v. BaackNebraska Supreme Court · 1939
  5. Jones v. SinsheimerOregon Supreme Court · 1923

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