Johanson v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Humphries, J., entered November 13, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendant, in an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover damages to his property caused by a slide.
It is alleged in the complaint that the contractor employed by the city to grade Westlake avenue, in performing the work, undermined the support and foundation of the plaintiff’s lot, caused dynamite and other high explosives to be exploded in such a manner as to burst the plaintiff’s water pipes and loosen the earth under the plaintiff’s house and the lateral support of the ground upon which the plaintiff’s *528house was located, thereby causing the earth in front of the plaintiff’s house to slide…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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