Legal Opinion

Tatum v. Marsh Mines Consolidated

Washington Supreme Court

Decided October 1, 1919No. 15204PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Webster, J., entered July 5,1918, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee of a mining company.

1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.

This action was instituted to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been caused by negligence chargeable to the defendant. The cause-was tried to the court and a jury, and resulted in a *368verdict in favor of the plaintiff. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s case in chief, the defendant challenged the sufficiency thereof and requested the court to enter a judgment in its favor. This motion was overruled, and was repeated at the end of all of the evidence, with a like result. After the verdict was rendered, the defendant moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and, in the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Tsutakawa v. KumamotoWashington Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Myhra v. Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Coulston v. Dover Lumber Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1916

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. WrightWashington Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Johnson v. North Coast Stevedoring Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1920
  3. Allen v. SaccomannoWashington Supreme Court · 1952
  4. Focht v. JohnsonWashington Supreme Court · 1957
  5. Jones v. HammerWashington Supreme Court · 1927

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