Pierce v. City of Spokane
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Kennan, J., entered December, 17, 1909, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, for personal injuries sustained by a pedestrian on a defective street.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
Cannon and Belt streets, running north and south, are intersected at right angles by Knox avenue, running east and west, in the city of Spokane. An electric car line is operated on Cannon street, which is one block east of and parallel with Belt street. On May 24, 1909, the city of Spokane was improving Knox avenue by grading, curbing and sidewalking. About 6: 30 o’clock in the evening of May 24th, 1909, the plaintiff, Emma E. Pierce, who lived on Belt street a short distance north of Knox avenue, walked from her home diagonally across Knox avenue to take a south bound Cannon street car. She…
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