Aldredge v. Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co.

Citations

• 79 Wash. 349
• 140 P. 550
• 1914 Wash. LEXIS 1211

Syllabus

<p>Railroads — Accidents at Crossings — Contributory Negligence. The driver of a horse and laundry wagon along a highway parallel to a railroad, is guilty of contributory negligence, as a matter of law, in driving upon a crossing without stopping, looking, or listening for a train, which he might have seen and heard if he had stopped and looked.</p> <p>Trial — View—Directed Verdict. Upon motion for a directed verdict, the trial court may consider a view of the premises as evidence the same as the jury could have done.</p> <p>Costs — Witness Fees — Mileage. In taxing costs, the court should allow mileage of nonresident witnesses from the state line to the place of the trial.</p>