Migge v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.

Citations

• 75 Wash. 197
• 134 P. 815
• 1913 Wash. LEXIS 1697

Syllabus

<p>Carriers — Injury to Passengers — Alighting—Negligence—Question for Jury. In an action by a passenger, injured in alighting from a railway train, the negligence of the railway company is for the jury, where it appears that a footstool for passengers to step upon in alighting was placed upon uneven ground in such a manner as to be unsteady, causing a heavy woman to fall and break her ankle (Morris, J., dissenting).</p> <p>Appeal — Preservation of Grounds — Motion for New Trial — Necessity. Objection to a verdict as excessive cannot be raised in the supreme court in the absence of a motion for a new trial on that ground.</p>