Maggs v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered May 29, 1914, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, dismissing an action for damages to property.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
This is an action for damages which it is alleged were caused to the plaintiffs’ property by the careless and negligent filling of a contiguous street by the city of Seattle. The complaint and an alleged copy of the plaintiffs’ claim for damages thereto attached show that the claim was verified on December 81, 1912, and was presented to the city council and filed with the city clerk on January 13, 1913.
The defendant demurred to the complaint upon the grounds that it does not state sufficient facts, and that the action was not commenced within the time allowed by law. The demurrer was…
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