Apker v. City of Hoquiam
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Chehalis county, Irwin, J., entered June 1, 1908, upon the verdict of . a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for personal injuries to a traveler by team, caused by a defect in a street.
1Opinion of the CourtRudicin, C. J.
— On the evening of September 8, 1907, the plaintiff George Apker, accompanied by his wife, daughter, and niece, drove his team along one of the public streets of the city of Hoquiam. By reason of the darkness of the night the team was driven into a pile of gravel or building material in the street. The horses stumbled, a singletree broke, the neck-yoke became detached from the pole, the horses became unmanageable and dashed across the street, striking a telephone pole on the opposite side and throwing the occupants of the carriage into the street, causing personal injuries to the plaintiff…
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