Surry v. Seattle Taxicab Co.

Citations

• 117 Wash. 559
• 201 P. 754
• 1921 Wash. LEXIS 871

Syllabus

<p>Municipal Corporations (379, 392) — Streets—Collision at Crossing — Mutual Rights in Meeting and Crossing — Ordinances—Instructions. Under a city ordinance providing that drivers approaching street intersections shall look out for and give right of way to vehicles on their right simultaneously approaching a given point, where two vehicles simultaneously approach the intersection of three streets the car coming from the right has a right of way over the other.</p> <p>Appeal (464) — Harmless Error — Refusal of Requested Instructions. The refusal of proper requested instructions is not error when their substance is adequately expressed in the instructions given.</p> <p>Witnesses (88-90) — Redirect Examination — Scope and Extent— Explanation of Testimony on Cross-Examination. Where defendant’s witness on cross-examination had denied making a certain statement to plaintiff’s counsel, and the denial had been accepted, it was not error to refuse defendant the privilege of calling out the entire conversation by redirect examination of his witness.</p> <p>Damages (124, 126) — Assessment—Injury to Person — Instructions. Where there is some evidence of future pain and suffering or impairment of the faculties of plaintiff in a personal injury action, an instruction on the rule for assessing damages which states the jury might allow compensation for pain and suffering which is reasonably certain to endure in the future was proper.</p>