Petry v. Hines
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe superior court for Thurston county, Wright, J., entered August 27, 1920, in favor of the defendants, notwithstanding the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for damages to an automobile struck by a train.
1Opinion of the CourtBridges, J.
By this action the plaintiff sought to recover for damages to his Ford automobile, which-damages were the result of the automobile being struck by one of defendant’s trains at a crossing of the railroad tracks by the county road. The trial court denied both defendant’s motion for nonsuit and for a directed verdict. There was a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $400. The trial court sustained the defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, because it was of the belief that the plaintiff had been guilty of contributory negligence, and entered a judgment of…
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