CONKLIN v. CITY OF SEATTLE

No. 35531.

58 Wn.2d 189 (1961)

361 P.2d 578

PAUL L. CONKLIN, Appellant, v. THE CITY OF SEATTLE et al., Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

May 4, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Steinberg, for appellant.

A.C. Van Soelen, John A. Logan, and Robert Ward Freedman, for respondents.


HILL, J.

The plaintiff, while out in the street between intersections and not at a crosswalk, was struck by one of the Seattle transit busses and brings this action to recover damages for the injuries sustained.

Being contributorily negligent, in having failed to yield the right of way to the bus, as required by a Seattle ordinance and RCW 46.60.250, the plaintiff relied primarily upon the doctrine of last clear chance. From a judgment of dismissal, after...

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