Hooper v. Corliss

Respondent, as plaintiff, sued to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligent operation of a jitney bus, owned and operated by the defendant Corliss. The case was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. Judgment was entered on the verdict, and the defendants have appealed.

The accident occurred at or near a street intersection; respondent claiming that he was crossing Tenth Avenue N. E., in the city of Seattle, at its intersection with East 42nd street; that he had proceeded well past the center of the street when he was…