Kempf v. Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Blake, J., entered November 14, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a child through an electric shock from a street railway trolley.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
This action was instituted for the purpose of recovering damages for personal injuries sustained through the alleged negligence of the defendant. The cause was tried to a jury, and resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $2,000. The defendant appeals.
The facts are, in substance, as follows: On April 12, 1911, and for some years prior thereto, the defendant owned and operated an electric railway. This railway line extends along and across certain streets of the city of Spokane. The location of the accident was at or near the intersection of Fifth *264avenue and…
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