38 Wash. 169 | Wash. | 1905
This is an action brought by a minor, thirteen years old, by his father and guardian ad litem, against the Hidalgo Mill Company, a corporation, for personal injuries sustained while working in the appellant’s mill. In substance, the complaint alleged negligence on the part of the mill company in not furnishing the plaintiff
Upon the completion of respondent’s testimony, the appellant moved for nonsuit, which motion was denied, and the action of the court in that respect is alleged as error here: An examination of the record in this case, without specially analyzing it, convinces us that the court did not commit error in this respect. The questions of negligence on the part of the company and contributory negligence on the part of the respondent, were properly submitted to the jury, there being testimony, if uncontradicted, to sustain the allegation of negligence on the part of the company.
Neither do we think the court erred in not granting the motion to dismiss the action because there was another action pending. It seems that, before the filing of the complaint upon which this judgment was rendered, a complaint and summons were served upon the appellant by Frank Harris, an infant, by his father and next friend, E. S. Harris. To this complaint the defendant demurred, on the ground that the plaintiff, being a minor, could only maintain his action by and through a guardian ad litem, and that he did not have capacity to sue through a father and next friend. This demurrer was sustained, and no further action was taken.. The complaint was then served and filed in its present form, and upon this complaint the
Neither does it seem to us that there is any merit in the contention that the judgment ought to be reversed because the judgment was not immediately entered upon the-return of the verdict. These matters are largely directory, and, in any event, the judgment appealed from is a formal judgment, which the record now shows is signed by the judge and filed by the clerk, and no attempt has been made to vacate such judgment. This question was fairly passed upon by this court in Brown v. Porter, 7 Wash. 327, 34 Pac. 1105, where it was held that the decided weight of authority was to the effect that judgments entered as this judgment was entered were not void. It was also said by the court in that case—which remark is pertinent here—■ that, in any event, the appellants ought not to complain
There seems to be no merit in any of the assignments, and the judgment is therefore affirmed.