Roberts v. Tacoma Railway & Power Co.

Citations

• 59 Wash. 226
• 109 P. 605
• 1910 Wash. LEXIS 1172

Syllabus

<p>Pleadings — Amendment at Trial — Conditions—Discretion op Court. In an action for injuries sustained through an electric shock-alleged to have been caused by an electric current from an overhead trolley wire not properly insulated, it is not an abuse of discretion to require a continuance as a condition for allowing the complaint to be amended at the trial to allege that the current, came from “other overhead wires,” the defendant having asked for time to meet the new issue.</p>