Jordan v. Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tlie superior court for Spokane county, Carey, J., entered'April 17, 1918, upon granting a nonsuit, dismissing an action for damages to property destroyed by fire.
1Opinion of the CourtTolman, J.
This appeal is from a judgment of non-suit entered at the close of plaintiff’s case, and in order to sustain the judgment it must appear, as a matter of law, that there is neither evidence nor reasonable inference therefrom which would have sus*477tained a verdict in plaintiff’s favor. Godefroy v. Hupp, 93 Wash. 371, 160 Pac. 1056, Ann. Cas. 1918E 494; Fobes Supply Co. v. Kendrick, 88 Wash. 284, 152 Pac. 1028.
Appellant, as plaintiff below, brought this action to recover damages to his property caused by a fire alleged to have been set by respondent company, its servants and agents, and by them…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Godefroy v. HuppWashington Supreme Court · 1916
- Farrell v. Minneapolis & Rainy River Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1913
- Stephens v. Mutual Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1918
- Fobes Supply Co. v. KendrickWashington Supreme Court · 1915
- Sandberg v. Cavanaugh Timber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1917
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