Riddoch v. State
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Thurs-ton county, Bell, J., entered November 27, 1911, dismissing an action in tort, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
Ellis, J.-
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries, sustained by the plaintiff through the giving way of the railing of a gallery in the armory building, in the city of Seattle. A demurrer to the complaint was sustained. The plaintiff declined to plead further, and the action was dismissed. The plaintiff appeals.
The complaint alleges, in substance, that at the time of the accident the armory had been leased for the sum of fifty dollars for the night, to the Seattle Athletic Club, which was holding therein an athletic entertainment; that, during the entertainment and at a'…
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