City of Spokane v. Fisher
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Huneke, J., entered September 25, 1918, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action in tort, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtTolman, J.
The city of Spokane was made defendant in a suit for personal injuries, brought by one Nicolini, who alleged that he fell and sustained the injuries complained of by reason of the raising of a trap-door in the sidewalk on First avenue in that city, at the instant he was about to step upon it. Following the service of summons and complaint upon it in that case, the city gave notice to appellant, who was then the owner of the premises abutting upon the sidewalk where the accident occurred, calling upon him to assume the burden of defending that action; and advising him that, as he was…
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