Legal Opinion
Ward v. Thompson
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 2, 1961No. 35414PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonworth, J.
— This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the Superior Court of Pierce County in favor of Loran W. Ward (hereinafter called respondent) against Victor S. and Marlyss Thompson, husband and wife (hereinafter called appellants), in the amount of $6,653.02. The award was for personal injuries sustained by respondent when a scaffold on which he was standing collapsed.
The fact pattern, as found by the trial court, is substantially as follows:
Respondent' is the stepfather of appellant husband. On May 28, 1957, appellants were in the process of building a new home for their own use. At that…
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- Guilford v. Yale UniversitySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1942
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3Cited by21 opinions
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