Jorgenson v. Crane
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from orders of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered December 3, 1915, denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, and granting a new trial on the ground of inadequate damages, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a minor while playing with a .scraper.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The plaintiff, Jorgenson, by his guardian ad litem, seeks recovery of damages which he suffered when he was six years and eight months old, as the result of the alleged negligence of the defendant, Crane, in leaving on or near the school ground where the plaintiff was attending school a wheel scraper which attracted the plaintiff and other children, resulting in their playing with it and causing his injury.
A former appeal to this court from findings and judgment in favor of the defendant, following a trial by the court without a jury, resulted in a reversal of that judgment and the remanding…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Haynes v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1912
- Anderson v. GarrisonWashington Supreme Court · 1915
- Jorgenson v. CraneWashington Supreme Court · 1915
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