Knutson v. Moe Bros.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered May 27, 1912, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff for $5,000, for personal injuries sustained' through the fall of a log from a car.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
The plaintiff in this action seeks to be recompensed for a personal injury sustained while employed by the defendant, in consequence of its alleged negligence. There was a verdict and judgment in his favor for $5,000, which the defendant seeks to reverse or modify by this appeal.
The errors suggested are, (1) .that the respondent was guilty of contributory negligence; (2) that the testimony of Bert Nelson should not have been admitted; (8) that an objection interposed to a hypothetical question should have been sustained; and (4) that the verdict was excessive. These questions will be…
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