Grass v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the superior court for King-county, Ronald, J., entered June 26, 1917, granting a new trial, after the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendant, in an action for personal injuries sustained through a defective sidewalk.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
The respondents, Grass, brought an action against the city of Seattle to recover for personal injuries received by Mrs. Grass from a fall caused by tripping over a defective place in a sidewalk on one of the city streets. The defect consisted in a straight break across a cement sidewalk, leaving one side elevated above the other. The elevation at the inner line of the walk was one and one-eighth inches high, gradually tapering to nothing at the curb. The exact location of the part of the walk over which the respondent tripped does not appear in evidence. The cause was tried to a jury, which…
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