Legal Opinion

Borg v. Spokane Toilet Supply Co.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided August 6, 1908No. 7303PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Huneke, J., entered December 17,1907, in favor of the defendant, notwithstanding a verdict for the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a pedestrian through a collision with a laundry wagon.

1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.

This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from a collision between the plaintiff and a laundry wagon driven by the defendant, on one of the public streets of the city of Spokane. The answer denied the negligence charged in the complaint, and alleged contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff. At the close of the trial the court submitted the following issues to the jury, under instructions to which no exceptions were taken: (1) Negligence on the part of the defendant; (2) contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff; and (3) *205conceding contributory…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Barker v. . SavageNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  2. Evans v. Adams Express Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Harris v. Commercial Ice Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  4. Kettle v. TurlNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1895
  5. West v. New York Transportation Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1905

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Johnson v. JohnsonWashington Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Hillebrant v. ManzWashington Supreme Court · 1912
  3. Dimuria v. Seattle Transfer Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1908
  4. Stueding v. Seattle Electric Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1913
  5. Harker v. GruhlIndiana Court of Appeals · 1916

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