Pierce v. Seattle Electric Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Cross-appeals from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Smith, J., entered January 7, 1913, granting a new trial after the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a passenger in alighting from a street car.
1Opinion of the Court
On Rehearing.
Crow, C. J.
A rehearing has been granted in this case, but a restatement„of the issues and facts is unnecessary. The questions considered on the former hearing were (1) whether the facts were sufficient to sustain the verdict, and (2) whether the verdict, if allowed to stand, should be reduced. Our decision was against defendant’s contention on both of these propositions. Pierce v. Seattle Elec. Co., 78 Wash. 167, 138 Pac. 666. To these rulings we now adhere.
The plaintiff has appealed from an order granting a new trial, and the defendant has appealed from an order denying its…
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