Atwood v. Washington Water Power Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Blake, J., entered June 10, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a passenger in a street car.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff wife, in one of the defendant’s street cars, in consequence of its alleged negligence. Prom a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, the defendant prosecutes an appeal. This is the second appeal. See Atwood v. Washington Water Power Co., 71 Wash. 518, 128 Pac. 1065.
The testimony tends to prove the following facts: On Sunday afternoon, June 18, 1911, between five and six o’clock, the respondent wife, hereafter called the respondent, with two of her small children and her stepdaughter, became…
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