Becker V. Tacoma Transit Co‪.‬

This action was commenced to recover damages for wrongful death. Cynthia Becker, the deceased five-year-old child of plaintiffs, died as a result of personal injuries allegedly caused by the negligent operation of a bus owned and operated by the defendant. The defendant's answer denied the allegations of negligence and affirmatively alleged contributory negligence on the part of the plaintiff mother. The affirmative matters in the answer were denied by plaintiffs' reply. On the issues thus framed, a jury returned a verdict of $5,700 for the plaintiffs. Defendant moved for judgment n.o.v., or in the alternative for a new trial, upon the grounds that there was no evidence or reasonable inference from the evidence to justify the verdict of the jury; and for errors in law occurring at the trial.