Meissner v. City of Seattle

The City of Seattle appeals from an adverse judgment entered on a jury verdict in the amount of $80,000 in favor of Richard Meissner for injuries which he suffered when he fell through an open manhole at the Seattle Center Coliseum.

On December 27, 1971, Richard Meissner, a former Seattle Totems hockey player who had been placed on waivers by the team on December 20, picked up his final paycheck and some mail at the general offices of the Seattle Totems. He was advised that he could pick up additional mail and his skates at the Seattle Totems’ dressing room in the Coliseum. He proceeded to the…