City of Seattle v. Shorrock
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Jurey, J., entered July 24, 1917, upon findings in favor of the defendants, in an action to recover over from abutting owners upon liability for personal injuries sustained through a fall upon a sidewalk, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, C. J.
In this action plaintiff city seeks to recover over from defendants the amount of a judgment for personal injuries caused by a fall upon a sidewalk, which judgment was recovered by one Walter L. Johnstone in an action against the city, tried by the court without a jury, and by the city paid. This action over was also tried by the court without a jury.
The trial court, after finding the corporate capacity of the city and that the defendants are husband and wife, found;
“(3) That, on the 6th day of October, 1910, lot 1, block 18, Northern addition to the city of Seattle, stood of record in the…
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