Lish v. Dickey

Plaintiff appeals from the summary judgment of dismissal of her claim for personal injuries received when she slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk on her landlord’s premises.

The plaintiff June Lish was a tenant in one of several duplexes located about one-half mile north of Moses Lake, Washington. The duplexes faced on an unimproved road and each duplex had a narrow concrete walk extending from the front of the building to the road. The caretaker for the defendant landlord lived in a duplex several buildings removed from the duplex in which the plaintiff occupied an apartment.

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