Kelly v. City of Spokane
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered January 9, 1914, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by reason of a defective sidewalk.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
This action was brought to recover compensation for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff. She claims that she stepped into a hole in a sidewalk, in one of the business streets of the defendant city, causing her to fall in such a manner as to inflict upon her serious bodily injuries. The jury accepted her view of the case, and its verdict was made effective by a judgment. This appeal followed.
The material facts fall within a very narrow compass. The respondent said that she was traveling north, on the west side of Post street, a business street in the city of Spokane, in the daytime;…
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