Davis v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Morris, J., entered June 3, 1904, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs after a trial before the court, a jury being waived, in an action for personal injuries sustained through a defect in a sidewalk.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the respondent Alice J. Davis, in falling on a defective sidewalk, on one of the public streets in the city of Seattle. The action was originally commenced by Alice J. Davis alone, her husband not being joined as a party. Trial was had by the court, a jury being waived. It did not appear on the face of the original complaint that respondent Alice J. Davis was a married woman, and no question of any defect of parties was raised by demurrer or answer, or in any manner prior to- the trial. Dpon the trial, however, the…
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