Oberg v. Berg
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Prater, J., entered February 26, 1915, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendant by direction of the court, in an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The plaintiff, Oberg, seeks recovery of damages which he claims resulted to him from the negligence of the defendant, Berg, in that he left his automobile upon Union street, in Seattle, in such an insecure position that it started by the force of gravity alone and ran over the plaintiff, inflicting upon him injuries for which he seeks recovery. At the conclusion of all the evidence, upon motion of counsel for the defendant, the trial judge directed the jury to return a verdict in favor of the defendant, which was accordingly done and judgment entered thereon, from which the plaintiff has…
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