Bland v. King County

October 6, 1954, Lester E. Mylott, a patient in King county’s Harborview hospital, was injured when an employee of the hospital permitted him to fall to the floor while he was being moved from his bed to a wheel chair. Six days later, he died.

His wife, Delia Mylott, as administratrix of his estate, commenced this action against the defendant to recover damages on two counts: (1) for pain and suffering sustained by the decedent, and (2) for wrongful death. The complaint alleged that the injury and death occurred as the result of the negligence of an employee of the defendant.

Defendant’s answer…