Carter v. City of Seattle

Plaintiff sued to recover damages for injuries sustained by falling from a sidewalk into a hole in an alley at a point where said alley joined the street. Erom the judgment in his favor based upon the verdict of the jury, the city has appealed. At the trial of the cause, evidence was given which tended to show that the plaintiff was intoxicated at the time of receiving the injury. In rebuttal, plaintiff testified that he had not been drinking on the evening of the accident, and also introduced three witnesses, who were permitted over the objection of the appellant, to testify to his “ general…