Brengman v. King County
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, French, J., .entered January 20, 1919, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendant by direction of the court, in an action for personal injuries sustained through an obstruction of a highway.
1Opinion of the CourtMackintosh, J.
On Angust 12, 1917, a portion of the Pacific Highway located in King county, lying between the cities of Seattle and Tacoma, was being repaired by contractors in the employ of the county. At the conclusion of work on that day, a barricade was erected around a section of the road which had been torn up and lights were placed at the north and south ends of the barricade. At about 9 o ’clock in the evening, a passing automobile struck the north end of the barricade and destroyed the light which was placed there. A witness, who observed the occurrence, took the lantern from the south end of the…
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