Robinson v. City of Spokane
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered September 9, 1910, dismissing an action in tort, after a trial on the merits before court without a jury.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
The plaintiffs brought this action to recover damages from the defendant on account of the alleged wrongful destruction of certain shade trees, in the street in front of their property. The city denied liability, and alleged that it had regularly undertaken to improve the public street, and that, in order to conform to the plans and specifications adopted by the city in its legislative capacity, it became necessary to remove the trees, and the same had been do *529by order of the board of public works. The case was tried to the court without a jury. At the close of the defendant’s evidence, the…
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