Farnandis v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Mackintosh, J., entered June 6, 1916, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action in tort.
1Opinion of the Court
Webster, J. —
This is an action to recover damages alleged to have been caused by the removal of lateral support. During the years 1907, 1908, and 1909, the city of Seattle caused Main and Jackson streets to be regraded between Tenth and Twelfth avenues in such manner as to necessitate a cut of approximately eighty-six feet, which reached daylight at. Twelfth avenue and Jackson street; that is, the grades met at that point. The earth on the north side of Jackson street was of such character that, when the cut was made, it developed a tendency to slide into the street. The sliding continued…
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