Matthews v. City of Spokane
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered March 7, 1908, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for personal injuries sustained through a defective sidewalk.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.
On the morning of July 6, 1907, the plaintiff Mildred A. Matthews was walking along the sidewalk on one of the public streets of the city of Spokane, accompanied by her sister and her husband. The husband stepped on the end of a loose plank in the walk, and the opposite end flew up; Mrs. Matthews stepped into the hole thus left in the walk, and received the injury for which a 'recovery was sought in this action. The case was tried before a jury, and from a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, the defendant has appealed.
The appellant has assigned a great many errors in its brief, but all…
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