Howard v. Tacoma School District No. 10
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Chapman, J., entered April 20, 1914, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a minor in falling from a ladder.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
Action for damages for personal injuries. The facts are as follows: In the basement of the Oakland school building, in the city of Tacoma, the defendant installed and maintained two ladders for the use of the school children in physical exercise. One was seven feet high, placed perpendicularly against the wall, the other horizontal, connecting with the first and extending out over the basement floor for a distance of about thirty feet. In their use it was intended that the children should climb onto the horizontal ladder by means of the perpendicular ladder and swing from the rungs by their…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Hill v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
- Ford v. Kendall Bor. Sch. DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
- Sutton v. City of SnohomishWashington Supreme Court · 1895
- Kinnare v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Beach v. LeahySupreme Court of Kansas · 1873
36 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by55 opinions
- Mitchell v. Consolidated School District No. 201Washington Supreme Court · 1943
- Bruenn v. North Yakima School District No. 7Washington Supreme Court · 1918
- Kilbourn v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1953
- Edmonds School District No. 15 v. City of Mountlake TerraceWashington Supreme Court · 1970
- Krutili v. Board of EducationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1925
50 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.