Stone v. Smith-Premier Typewriter Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered May 10, 1907, in favor of the defendants, dismissing an action for personal injuries sustained in falling down a trapdoor stairway.
1Opinion of the CourtRoot, J.
Appellants brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries received by Emma F. Stone in falling down a trapdoor' stairway leading to a basement underneath a storeroom occupied by respondents, on the south side of Riverside avenue, in the city of Spokane. At the close of plaintiffs’ evidence, the case was dismissed as to both the defendants. From the judgment of dismissal, this appeal is taken.
*205Respondent Buckley occupied the west side of the storeroom with millinery goods. The east side was occupied by the typewriter company with desks and typewriting machines and material. At the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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