Spokane Casket Co. v. Mitchell
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered February 13, 1912, upon granting a nonsuit, dismissing an action in tort, after a trial before the court and a jury.
1Opinion of the Court
Main, J.-
The purpose of this action was to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by the unreasonable obstruction of a street.
During the year 1910, the defendants entered into a contract with the city of Spokane for the improvement of Water avenue and Huron street. This improvement consisted in the grading of the streets mentioned, the building of retaining walls, and the lowering of the sewer which had previously been laid. . The work was begun during the latter part of the month of June or the early part of July of that year. The evidence does not show the exact date.
At and prior to…
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