Cook v. City of Yakima

The plaintiff, individually and as administrator of the estate of Esther F. Cook, brought suit to recover damages suffered by reason of the death of Esther F. Cook alleged to have been caused by the defective condition of a street in the city of Yakima. A demurrer to the complaint was sustained, a judgment of dismissal was entered, and the plaintiff has appealed.

The demurrer was sustained upon the ground that the notice of claim for injuries, filed by appellant with the respondent city, was insufficient, in that it did not give the street and number of the residence of the plaintiff for the…