McClelland v. Pacific Northwest Traction Co.

The plaintiff, Mrs. McClelland, seeks recovery of damages for personal injuries which she claims to have suffered as the result of the negligent operation of an interurban street car of the defendant traction company.. The case proceeded to trial in the superior court for King county. "When the evidence in behalf of the plaintiff was all in and her counsel had rested, counsel for the defendant moved for judgment of dismissal, claiming such right as a matter of law upon the ground that the evidence failed to show any negligence on the part of the defendant’s motorman in the operation of the…