Rodia v. City of Seattle

The respondent owns and operates a market garden in the city of Seattle, and sues the city for damages for loss of crops -on a portion of his garden, occasioned by negligent flooding through the breaking of a water main. The action resulted in a verdict of the jury in the sum of $900, and the appeal from the judgment based on that verdict presents but one question, namely; whether the proper proof of measure of damages has been made.

It is conceded, and, in fact, the record would justify no other position being taken, that the city is liable; but it is argued that the testimony of the…