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Wheeler v. City of Aberdeen

Washington Supreme Court

Decided October 29, 1907No. 6840PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Chehalis county, Irwin, J., entered March 29, 1907, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for damages for the negligent destruction of a building and injury to the contents.

1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.

This action has once before been in this court, and is reported in 45 Wash. 63, 87 Pac. 1061, where an extended statement of the facts and issues may be found. For certain reasons therein expressed, the judgment of the lower court Avas reversed and the cause remanded for another-trial. The case Avas again tried before a jury upon the same pleadings. A verdict in the sum of $500 Avas rendered in favor of the plaintiffs. Judgment was rendered, and from this judgment this appeal was taken.

Briefly, the complaint alleged that the plaintiffs were owners of a certain wooden building in the city of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Roberts v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 1858
  2. Tyler v. MagwireSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  3. Sizer v. ManySupreme Court of the United States · 1854
  4. Dennis v. Kass & Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1895
  5. Furth v. SnellWashington Supreme Court · 1896

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Perrault v. Emporium Department Store Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1915
  2. Buob v. Feenaughty MacHinery Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1940
  3. City of Seattle v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1911
  4. Moore v. National Accident SocietyWashington Supreme Court · 1908

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