Wilton v. City of Spokane
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered July 8, 1912, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained through the explosion of a blast left by a contractor on street improvement work.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
The respondent brought this action against the city of Spokane, Foster & Hindle, a copartnership, and the Washington Water Power Company, a corporation, to recover for personal injuries. Before issue was joined on the complaint, the action was dismissed as to the Washington Water Power Company. Afterwards it was prosecuted to a judgment against the other defendants, both of whom appeal.
The facts of the case are not complicated, nor seriously in dispute. The city of Spokane let a contract to Foster & Hindle for the'improvement of one of its streets. The work included the grading of a roadway…
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