Gabrielsen v. City of Seattle

Seneca street is a public street of the city of Seattle. Its course, at the place of the acci dent hereinafter mentioned, is approximately east and west. Between the streets known as Fourth avenue and Third avenue, it is paved with stone blocks, and has a downward slope of fifteen and four-tenths per cent. Midway of the block between the avenues named, is an alley extending north and south.

The appellant Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company owns the lot lying on the north side of Seneca street, extending from Third avenue back to the alley. Prior to the time of the accident referred to,…