Legal Opinion
Jensen v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 27, 1925No. 18855. Department TwoPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
Jens P. Jensen while riding in an automobile was struck and killed by one of the defendant’s railroad trains at a crossing, and his administratrix brought this action for damages. There was a verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiff appeals.
The facts, so far as material for the purpose of this decision, may be stated thus: At about noon on June 12, 1923, Joe Sonnabend, Jensen and five others left Hoquiam in a Cole automobile for the purpose of attending a prize fight in Seattle that night. Sonnabend owned the car. The trip had been talked over among the parties for a number of days. They…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Washington & Old Dominion Railway Co. v. Zell's AdministratorSupreme Court of Virginia · 1915
- Wentworth v. Town of WaterburySupreme Court of Vermont · 1916
- Atlantic & Danville R. Co. v. IronmongerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1898
- Hurley v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1923
- Barry v. HardingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Schwartz v. JohnsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
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- Carboneau v. PetersonWashington Supreme Court · 1939
- O'Brien v. WoldsonWashington Supreme Court · 1928
- Provins v. BevisWashington Supreme Court · 1967
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