Beatty v. Metropolitan Building Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Tallman, J., entered May 31, 1910, upon granting a nonsuit, dismissing an action for personal injuries.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
Action by Frank Beatty against Metropolitan Building Company, a corporation, to recover damages for personal injuries. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence, the trial judge sustained defendant’s motion for a nonsuit and dismissed the action. The plaintiff has appealed.
The evidence produced by appellant, which on a motion for nonsuit must be accepted as true, was sufficient to show the following facts: The respondent owned an uncompleted office building in the city of Seattle. The upper floors being completed, were rented by respondent to tenants who occupied the same. The building when fully…
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