Slipper v. Seattle Electric Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Myers, J., entered February 27, 1912, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a pedestrian struck by a street car.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
Daniel Slipper, an elderly man, slightly deaf, was crossing Madison street in the city of Seattle, and was struck by a cable car operated by defendant. He brought this suit, alleging negligence of the defendant, in “that at the time of said accident and for several days prior thereto, the brakes upon such cable car were out of order and in a defective and unworkable condition, and that this fact at the time of the accident and for several days prior thereto was well known to the defendant and its agents and employees.” Negligence is also alleged in that the car was overcrowded, so that the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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