Legal Opinion
Highland v. Wilsonian Investment Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 28, 1932No. 24118. Department TwoPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTolman, C. J.
This is an action for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff Lena Highland and claimed to be the result of negligence of the defendant. A verdict was returned for plaintiffs, upon which judgment was entered. Defendant appeals.
The appellant is the owner of property known as the Wilsonian hotel, located on University way in Seattle. A portion of the ground floor was leased to Helen Swope, who operated a restaurant known as the Via Fontana. The entrance to the restaurant was reached' by a tile walk, about forty feet long, from University way. Over and about ten feet above this walk was a glass…
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