Hanford v. King County
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Tallman, J., entered March 8, 1920, on the pleadings, dismissing an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
The purpose of this action was to recover damages alleged to he due to negligence which was chargeable to the defendant county. The answer contained admissions and denials and a number of affirmative defenses. To the fifth affirmative defense, the plaintiff’s demurrer was overruled. The reply did not traverse the allegations of this defense. The defendant made a motion for judgment on the pleadings, which was sustained and the action dismissed. From this disposition of the case, the plaintiff appeals.
The undisputed facts, as summarized from the pleadings, may be stated as follows: On the…
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