Eggleston v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tlie superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered March 28, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of plaintiff for $1,000 for personal injuries sustained by reason of defects in a sidewalk.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, C. J.
In this action the respondent sought to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by a defective sidewalls of the appellant city. She laid her damages at $10,000, and was awarded $1,000 by the jury. There was substantial testimony to the effect that the sidewalk where the injury occurred was out of repair, and had been so for a considerable time prior to the happening of the accident. It appeared also that the injuries suffered by the respondent were considerable; her collar bone was broken, her left arm dislocated at the shoulder, and she suffered bruises which incapacitated…
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