Throckmorton v. City of Port Angeles

This action was brought by a parent to recoyer damages for the death of a minor son which, it is alleged, resulted from the negligence of the defendant. The cause was tried to the court and a jury, and resulted in a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $2,680. The defendant moved for a judgment notwithstanding 'the verdict and, in the alternative, for a new trial. Both of these motions being overruled, judgment was entered upon the verdict, from which the defendant, the city of Port Angeles, appealed.

The accident which gave rise to this case happened July 18,1936, at about 4:30…