McDannald v. Washington & Columbia River Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mount, J.

— Action for personal injuries. Plaintiff obtained judgment in the court below for $10,000. Defendant appeals.

The appellant is a railroad company operating a line of railway between Walla Walla and Pleasant View in Walla Walla county, Washington. On September 15, 1901, the *587respondent was an employee of appellant company as conductor in charge of one of appellant’s trains of cars operated between the points above mentioned. ■ This train, going out of Walla Walla on the morning of September 15th, consisted of an engine, four water-tank cars,…