Lautenschlager v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Smith, J., entered January 10, 1913, in favor of the defendants notwithstanding the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained in a fall upon a sidewalk.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
This is an action to recover for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of the alleged negligence of the defendants.
The facts, in brief, are these: On the evening of the 28th day of February, 1912, the plaintiff, in attempting to step from the cement walk to a temporary sidewalk at the southeast comer of Fifth avenue and Cherry street, fell and was injured. Her testimony shows that a two-plank walk had been laid on the east side of Fifth avenue, in the sidewalk area from Cherry street south one block to James street. One of her witnesses said that it extended south two…
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