Perry v. Seattle School District No. 1
Washington Supreme Court
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…
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- Brisson v. Minneapolis Baseball & Athletic Ass'nSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1932
- Kavafian v. Seattle Baseball Club Ass'nWashington Supreme Court · 1919
- Modec v. City of EvelethSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1947
- Shanney v. Boston Madison Square Garden Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
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