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Bruenn v. North Yakima School District No. 7

Washington Supreme Court

Decided April 25, 1918No. 14024PublishedCited by 35 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Yakima county, Preble, J., entered June 3, 1916, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a minor while playing on public school playgrounds.

1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.

Action to recover damages for injuries claimed to have been sustained while the minor plaintiff was at play on the public school playground. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $5,000.

The injury to the minor plaintiff is alleged to have taken place in November, 1914, the minor plaintiff at that time being between seven and eight years of age. It is alleged that, just prior to one o’clock on the day of the injury, some of the small boys had taken a teeter board from its own upright and placed it across a swing, upon which the plaintiff and a number of other small boys seated…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Ettor v. City of TacomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. Howard v. Tacoma School District No. 10Washington Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Ettor v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Guarantee Loan & Trust Co. v. FayWashington Supreme Court · 1896
  5. Redfield v. School District No. 3Washington Supreme Court · 1907

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. State v. DemeryWashington Supreme Court · 2001
  2. Briscoe v. School District No. 123Washington Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Billington v. SchaalWashington Supreme Court · 1953
  4. Robinson v. McHughWashington Supreme Court · 1930
  5. Gillis v. King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1953

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