Legal Opinion

Perry v. Seattle School District No. 1

Washington Supreme Court

Decided September 9, 1965No. 37298PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.

This is an action for damages against Seattle School District ffil for injuries sustained by a spectator while watching a football game from the side lines.

The trial court, after hearing all of the evidence, entered a judgment of dismissal. The plaintiffs1 appeal. The facts, as found by the trial court, were as follows:

That the plaintiff was seriously, painfully and permanently injured while a spectator at a football game, being conducted under the supervision of the defendant school district at the Garfield playfield, a Seattle Park Department facility, and that on the occasion in question a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Murphy v. Steeplechase Amusement Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
  2. Brisson v. Minneapolis Baseball & Athletic Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1932
  3. Kavafian v. Seattle Baseball Club Ass'nWashington Supreme Court · 1919
  4. Modec v. City of EvelethSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
  5. Shanney v. Boston Madison Square Garden Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Barton v. North Slope Borough School DistrictAlaska Supreme Court · 2012
  2. City of Tucson v. HollidayCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1966
  3. Benejam v. Detroit Tigers, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 2001
  4. Turner v. Caddo Parish School BoardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
  5. Clinton Martin Fleishour v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966

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