City of Seattle Ex Rel. of Dunbar v. Dutton

In September, 1924, one Joseph Falsetto, then an employee of the department of parks of the city of Seattle, was engaged in sawing off the dead limbs of a tree growing in one of the city’s public parks, and was killed by falling from tbe tree. His widow in due time presented a claim for damages to the city council of tbe city, which that body rejected. She tben presented a like claim to tbe board of park commissioners, and that body compromised and settled it with ber by paying to ber $750 out of tbe funds of tbe department of parks. The present action was instituted by tbe Attorney General…