Jennings v. Tacoma Railway & Motor Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dunbar, C. J.

This is an action for damages brought by the respondent, George A. Jennings, as plaintiff, against the Tacoma Railway and Motor Company, in the city of Tacoma.

Respondent, at the time of the accident which caused his injury, was working for appellant as a conductor. On the 12th day of November, 1891, while engaged in the duty of conductor on what is known as the “dummy” or “grip” car, he went into the power house of the company to push a trail car from the power house out and along the track which went through the doorway. This car, after…