Burns v. Harfst

This is an action for damages for injuries to an infant. At the close of plaintiff’s case, defendant’s demurrer to the evidence was sustained, and the action was dismissed. Plaintiff has appealed from this judgment and from the order denying a motion for a new trial.

The accident occurred about eight-thirty in the morning in a school zone in the city of Seattle. As defendant, Walter W. Harfst, drove his automobile through this zone, he observed on his right several cars parked parallel to the curb (partially on the parking strip) and one car which was parked at a sharp angle to the curb, so…