Thornton v. Dow
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the superior court for King county, Robert H. Lindsay, Esq., judge pro tempore, entered April 7, 1910, granting a new trial, after a special verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendants, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a spectator through the negligence of a contractor in constructing a public building.
1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.
This is an action for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, against the defendants as contractors, who built the present state armory building for the state of Washington, in the city of Seattle. The plaintiff alleged negligence in the construction of a balcony railing, constructed in such a way as to render the same dangerous; that it was dangerous, and that by reason of its frailty the plaintiff and others, while witnessing an athletic meet, were precipitated over the balcony railing and were injured. The defense was, that the building was constructed in accordance with the plans…
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