Hammock v. City of Tacoma
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Huston, J., entered May 10, 1906, upon the verdict of a jury, rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained through a defective sidewalk.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
The respondent brought this action to recover for personal injuries. In her complaint she alleged that on June IS, 1901, while she was walking along one of the sidewalks in the appellant city in the company of her daughter, the daughter stepped upon a broken board in the walk, or a board which broke under her weight, causing one end of it to raise up; and that she tripped over the raised end of the board and fell to the walk, which fall caused the injuries of which she complains. 'The city took issue.upon the allegations of the complaint, and a trial was had, which resulted in a verdict and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wilkes v. DaviesWashington Supreme Court · 1894
- Hammock v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1905
- Furth v. SnellWashington Supreme Court · 1896
3Cited by3 opinions
- McGill v. BakerWashington Supreme Court · 1930
- Greene v. RothschildWashington Supreme Court · 1965
- Greene v. RothschildWashington Supreme Court · 1965