Legal Opinion

McQueen v. People's Store Co.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided July 25, 1917No. 13867PublishedCited by 25 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Chapman, J., entered October 6, 1916, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.

The People’s Store Company is a corporation conducting a large department store at Tacoma, employing, among others, William Buhre as a driver of one of its automobile trucks used in the delivery of merchandise to its customers. The duties of this driver are such as usually appertain to a position of like character, requiring him to load the truck at the store with goods and parcels and deliver them to customers in different parts of the city. He had as an assistant a man named Larson, whose duty it was to go with him and carry the parcels into the different homes. On the day of the accident,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Jones v. HogeWashington Supreme Court · 1907
  2. Matsuda v. HammondWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  3. Gruber v. Cater Transfer Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1917
  4. Robinson v. McNeillWashington Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Bursch v. Greenough Bros.Washington Supreme Court · 1914

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Antonen v. SwansonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Rolfe v. . HewittNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
  3. Joye N. Pierson, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Douglas J. Pierson, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  4. Leuthold v. GoodmanWashington Supreme Court · 1945
  5. Poundstone v. WhitneyWashington Supreme Court · 1937

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