DeLor v. Symons
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered November 3, 1915, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a pedestrian in falling upon a trapdoor.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by Mrs. DeLor as a result of falling upon a trapdoor in the sidewalk in front of defendants’ premises. Defendants denied that Mrs. DeLor received her injuries from the trapdoor or that the door was unsafe. These questions were submitted to a jury, which returned a verdict of $1,300 in favor of the plaintiffs. At the close of the plaintiffs’ evidence, and again at the close of all the evidence, the defendants moved the court for a nonsuit, for directed verdict, and for a judgment notwithstanding the ver*232diet. These…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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