Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Washington, Volumen37Bancroft-Whitney Company, 1905 |
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1Reported in 79 26 Wash 37 Wash agreement alleged amended amount appellant appellant's assigned Ballinger's Code bond cause of action claim Company complaint concur contended contract contributory negligence corporation court for King damages David Gross Decided February decree deed defendant demurrer denied dismissing entered equity error evidence execution fact favor February 23 Fidalgo Island filed findings foreclosure habeas corpus held injuries instructions jury King county land liable lien lumber ment mortgage motion negligence Opinion Per CROW Opinion Per DUNBAR Opinion Per FULLERTON Opinion Per HADLEY Opinion Per MOUNT Opinion Per RUDKIN owner parties payment pellant person Pierce county plaintiff possession premises proceedings prosecuting purchase question quiet title railway reason respondent respondent's Seattle spondent statute sufficient superior court sustained testimony thereof timber tion trial court verdict void witness
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Página 476 - ... place of possible danger. Had she used her senses, she could not have failed both to hear and to see the train which was coming. If she omitted to use them, and walked thoughtlessly upon the track, she was guilty of culpable negligence, and so far contributed to her injuries as to deprive her of any right to complain of others. If, using them, she saw the train coming, and yet undertook to cross the track, instead of waiting for the train to pass, and was injured, the consequences of her mistake...
Página 476 - Negligence of the company's -employes in these particulars, was no excuse for negligence on her part. She was bound to listen and to look, before attempting to cross the railroad track, in order to avoid an approaching train, and not to walk carelessly into the place of possible danger.
Página 82 - If the remedy at law . is sufficient, equity cannot give relief, "but it is not enough that * there is a remedy at law; it must be plain and adequate, or. in other words, as practical and efficient to the ends of justice, and its prompt administration, as the remedy in equity.
Página 525 - ... as a matter of law, that he was guilty of contributory negligence, and he could not recover damages therefor.