The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-12

-. ssrv Il TIE Dixon damage suit
- rsrss Bagzs1aaz, receiver % the
80 Pauer & BaAway Co. yesterday
- resurraz ve~1ter assessing TIE
Samaeea e. 81 90 II - understood that
- vsrs5et gas zr-fTe6 AZ aaout o clock
49, uFaea&lax nsEng, bit unGeF Judge ia
- s-ssrertso~s q Wss sealed until the
- ru@sssg yesterday naor1iaE. The de-
- eItH aafBee o. appeal. The plaintiff.
w. uxas represented = the case ~
80 = Han enrles and WIZ E. Humph-
= - - arrn % Ham3nries. Humphrey
!. ss.er. whgse the interests % the defend
e. SEE leekes after Jy Attorneys Baus-
sar ana Ee,se5eE.
gsNsllea tssa re.7gar verdict found for the
,safrsaz ard assessing the amount % dam
szes zhc jury. fl accordance with the In
.s~1sefsons ef the court returned special
e~rssss ln The shape % answers 70 large
r..zases q 4sassflons pTopo4sAAei by counsel
tsr Ia p.asatsE ard for the Defendant.
= v-1asslfflng these questions Judge jacobs
ssrstzsstersst e hid Teproof 70 the law
So ea.laE that thay had. ia drafting the
osassiess. gane beyond The actual issues
al caFeFsd the eafire ground connected
~fts me care. lie wished IL explicitly
.ss.sersfood taat bis submitting such last
q 4aesiions 20 ths Jurs Has partly owing
% rs oEn condition. as ~ had been suffer
lzg considerably slth rheumatism 50 that
- cou.4 not write. and that his consent
ia 20 let ssch EuTnerogs questions 20 70
as. jury for decision sEo1a not 10 IL tbs
aafare Of 4 precedent.
me n.alnfln submitted thirty-three OF
these qlestio1s ard the defense eighteen
WltA The answers. each OF which was
s.saea separately % Foreman Gessuer. OF
iAe jar. thsy are as fo.l0Ss.
For the rlaIattn.
We Dlxoa injured - reason OF the troll
Ia sire breaking Yes.
Was thr trolley wire put up IN the year
Is 81 about taAt time3 Yes
HAea pat ~ we're ears pgt on FOR No.
- Wlra when they Ea0osd have been Tor
NJ. "a" ard Were there kinks IN tue wire
a. ssgeral places. one kind particularly at
~ chureh. near the corner OF Depot
al Stewart Streets Yes
Was this klak pounded 0ut? Yes.
We're the short ears nrst put on at cor
ges % pepot and stewart streets taken
e.. the klaks pounded Qua aad curve ears
r.aced on the wireg Yes,
Da8 the pounding out che klrk IN the
yae seakeu lie Hlge AID make Il Ganser-
ouH anf uEsafes res.
Was the HiEe Rlth the kinks pounded
g. asel continuously from the time the
carve ears acre placed on lt unul after
J4as IS. 1892 Yes.
Whea Dlxon WRs injured. ala the trolley
siEe break dawn At a point where one OF
tie kiaita had been pounded out Yes.
Does 6 e poOasing cut % short kiuk
81 = trolley wire maze IL subject 10 be
broken eAsly7 Yes
Was = Thomas Denny manager OF the
onu ~ earring this time Yes.
Vas 4. II Rofe superintendent OF con-
Icl9a7 Yes.
p.d a. lSaaW taere we're klnks In the wire
sHa saat they had been pounded 0atg Yes.
After " r. Baesus was appointed re-
ee.ecy ait he Tesaln The same oaicersg
yes
was the Rainier Power & Railway Com
paHg corporation duly organized. etc?
Yea
was y r Backss receiver thereof from
JuH" ~ tsss, 70 February T. 1882 Yes.
H8s Pred ha1Sr1sn bean receiver thereof
continuously silce February Il. 1852 Yes.
Vas Dixon employed fer the Rainier
foeeF & Railway C8mssny fism the time
ioak possession OF the nnes Yes
~ - continue as al sFnp2oye I'll June
T. aSs7 Yes
IN 'akiuT csrs - cars. doing the car re-
Fa'rias and ne electric part OF The work.
bli 1ae management order him at Zines
e - aai ard repair PLACES on ice line?
Vas be ordered cut 70 make renalrs a.
IlAea ARD tn1e ~ sccidant2 Yes
as 81 ~ irawiTg up the trolley wire "a
ssfrf tne epan wire 70 r. that the break
~ ire fr7.teB wire 8rrurref9 Yes
Vas hNon caugAt between the trolley
ere aHd he spag wire when The trolley
VIE aFoke. and thr0In 20 the grounds
What wages was he capable Or earninre
TsFee do'5srs sna half per day.
rs re arm8uFutlr So Rresf. and has -
- ne Use % aota less BY the INJURY?
Was tajs from tAe inl9ry June IS. lsps
- tFs .reinv wfsa broker Yes
p sfHe3Af ~ aausEe has he sus-
Ten -1oussnt feHa-s
Pc exercise ordinary care ard pru-
l'a he know the trolley wire vas dan
se,aas All afee M
Co1i4 tae ofle~-s ana rns-ar.-e 20 .,,.
eoRany hsve discovered fAat tha ,r,,,,,-
We 03s cnvaf.e Yea
.' zee man4se sra superIntonHe-,- me-
3.tfW th- detective and 5aq,r.r,.,.
= "~ia "sf unsafe. 20 re-,afr, ,ff
NFen IVES f mrc3r Yes
49,. - ne company and receiver fan ~ e~-
ordinary care ard 7r3ieDcoe Yes.
81 the Defeuze.
p n'.la'5 Dixon ever ems, eyed hv
- Fackus or by any one sc,inr Tor
les
- A 7arf ~ his duty % 30 WORT -
,.E iae trolley wIre or snan wfree>
50 rfar wires 0 r-rasr srtr,,etr.l q, NJ
- - - employer up % the tine - ~.
$50,
" ae 30 Specially cr7rraS o~ ~,,,,,.4....
" re tee particular ~s-e t~f-,- a. ne
s'ev7~ streets w4er ~ ~a~o,,,Sg -.
YES