Hartley v. Tacoma School District No. 10

— The respondent was injured when she fell on an ice- and snow-covered sidewalk, owned by the appellant city, which crossed property of the defendant school district. The latter was dismissed from the resultant action and is not a party to this appeal, which is taken from a verdict in favor of the respondent.

No error is assigned to the instructions, but the appellant contends that the evidence was such that a verdict in its favor should have been directed by the court, first because the appellant was not negligent, and second, because the respondent voluntarily assumed the risk of the injury…