Wood v. City of Seattle

In 1946, Paul D. Wood suffered an injury which resulted in the amputation of his right leg. He became experienced in the use of crutches. April 2,1957, at approximately 7:10 p. m., he boarded a city bus without assistance, and sat behind the driver. Upon arriving at his destination, and being the only remaining passenger in the bus, he walked with the aid of his crutches to the platform above the front steps. He stopped, looked at the bus driver, then looked down at the steps, saw and recognized their condition, descended one step, and, as he put his weight on the crutches to descend to the…