Elliott v. Seattle, Renton & Southern Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered September 1, 1911, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for injuries sustained by a passenger on a street car.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries. The plaintiff was a passenger upon an inbound car of the defendant company, which operates a street car line between Renton and Seattle. A part of the way the track is single, but from Hillman City into Seattle there is a double track. When running over the single track, both sides of. the back platform are kept open. In running over the double track, the left side or the one next' to the double track is closed. This was accomplished by means of a collapsible iron gate, which was fastened by a catch and bolt.
On. the morning of…
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