Morrison v. Seattle Electric Co.

Citations

• 63 Wash. 531
• 115 P. 1076
• 1911 Wash. LEXIS 1240

Syllabus

<p>Carriers — Street Railways — Setting Down Passengers — Instructions. An instruction relating to the negligence of a street car conductor in starting a car, from which plaintiff had alighted, while her dress was caught on the car is within the pleadings and proof that the car was started while she was attempting to leave it after it had come to a stop.</p> <p>Same — Contributory Negligence — Instructions. In an action for injuries sustained by a passenger on a street car, instructions to find for the plaintiff if the allegations of the complaint are proved, unless her own negligence caused the injury, are not erroneous as ignoring -the defense of contributory negligence, where other instructions properly submitted that issue.</p>