Saylor v. City of Montesano

*329The opinion of the court was delivered by

Anders, J.

While the respondent was driving up to the sidewalk on D street, one of the principal thoroughfares in the city of Montesano, for the purpose of taking a person into her carriage, her horse stepped upon one end of a piece of plank, which, with other sticks and rubbish, was lying several feet from the walk, thereby causing the other end to suddenly rise and penetrate its body to such an extent that it soon after died from the effects of the injury. She presented her claim for damages thus sustained to the city council, but that body refused to…