Hunt v. King County

Horowitz, A. C. J.

Plaintiff, German B. Hunt, individually and as guardian ad litem for his minor son, Jerome B. Hunt, brought a negligence action against the defendant for damages resulting from defendant’s failure to safeguard the minor son from self-inflicted injuries while a hospital patient. The case was tried to a jury. The trial court overruled defendant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence and defendant elected to stand on its challenge. Later, 'after verdict for plaintiffs, the court denied defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict and for a new trial.…