Cunningham v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered June 23, 1904, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action to recover for damages to plaintiff’s lawn, caused by a horse kept by defendant in its fire department.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
Respondent instituted this action against the city of Seattle, appellant, to recover damages occasioned by a certain horse trespassing upon and destroying respondent’s lawn. On trial, the court made findings of fact to the effect that, on September 6, 1904, appellant city was maintaining near respondent’s residence, a certain engine house, as a part of its fire'department, and keeping there numerous horses; that, on said date, through the negligence of said city, one of said horses trespassed upon respondent’s lawn, by running over, tearing np, and destroying the same, and that said horse was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Russell v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1894
- Lynch v. City of North YakimaWashington Supreme Court · 1905
- Lawson v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1893
- Simpson v. City of WhatcomWashington Supreme Court · 1903
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- Cunningham v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1906
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