Allen v. Walla Walla Valley Railway Co.

Citations

• 96 Wash. 397
• 165 P. 99
• 1917 Wash. LEXIS 596

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Imputed Negligence — Driver op Vehicle. The contributory negligence of the driver of a horse is not to be attributed to one riding in the buggy with him as a guest or companion, where the latter was not in a position to exercise any authority or control over the driver.</p> <p>Judgment — Several Dependants — Inconsistent Verdicts. In consolidated actions for personal injuries brought by the driver of a horse and his companion in the buggy, in which the jury found that the latter did not possess any authority or control over the driver, a verdict against the driver on the ground of his contributory negligence is not, as a matter of law, inconsistent with a verdict in favor of the driver’s companion.</p>