Armstrong v. Spokane & Inland Empire Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Kennan, J., entered March 18, 1912, upon sustaining a challenge to the sufficiency of plaintiff’s evidence, dismissing an action for personal injuries sustained by a pedestrian struck by a street car.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
Appellant began this action to recover for injuries claimed to have been sustained through the negligence of the respondent. Upon the trial, the appellant having put in her evidence, the court, upon motion of respondent, sustained a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, and deciding as a matter of law that verdict should be in respondent’s favor, discharged the jury and dismissed the action.
The appeal urges error in this ruling. The record does not disclose the reasons for the court’s ruling, as it contains *625neither the argument of respective counsel upon the motion nor any comment…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Richmond v. Tacoma Railway & Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1912
- Jordan v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1901
- North Chicago Street Railroad v. IrwinIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- Keefe v. Seattle Electric Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1909
- Beecher v. . Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
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- Hynek v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1941