Peterson v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King- county, Mackintosh, J., entered July 23, 1917, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained through a defective sidewalk, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The plaintiff, Peterson, seeks recovery of damages for personal injury which he claims to have sustained as the result of the negligence of the defendant city in maintaining or permitting to exist a dangerous defect in one of its sidewalks situated in the business section of the city. Trial in the superior court for King county sitting without a jury resulted in findings and judgment in favor of the plaintiff, awarding him damages in the sum of $500, from which the city has appealed to this court.
*619The .principal contention here made by'counsel'for the city is that the evidence fails to show…
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