Walgraf v. Wilkeson Coal & Coke Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the superior court for Pierce county, Easterday, J., entered April 28, 1911, granting a new trial, after the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for wrongful death.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
— This action was commenced by Hulda Walgraf, personally and as guardian ad litem for John Walgraf, Susie Walgraf, Marie Walgraf, and Frank Walgraf, minors, against Wilkeson Coal & Coke Company, a corporation, to recover damages for the death of John Walgraf, husband and father of the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs alleged John Walgraf was an employee of the defendant, and that on March 31, 1910, the defendant, by its negligent acts, caused one of its *465cars to run over and kill him. A verdict was returned in plaintiffs’ favor. On defendant’s motion, a new trial was granted, and the plaintiffs have…
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