Fluckiger v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Dykeman, J., entered July 2, 1917, dismissing an action in tort, upon granting a nonsuit, after a trial on the merits.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
— The appellant was injured in a coasting accident in the city of Seattle. Prior to the time of the accident, the city council of the city of Seattle had passed an ordinance which prohibited coasting on any sidewalk or paved street. The ordinance had not been enforced by the police department. Coasting had been indulged in by those so inclined in several parts of the city, and in one or two instances the police department had detailed men to protect traffic while the sport was going on.
The controlling question is whether a city is liable to answer in damages to one who is injured while doing…
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