Legal Opinion
Ellis v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 19, 1907No. 6713PublishedCited by 21 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered February 27, 1907, dismissing an action for personal injuries sustained in a fall from a wagon by reason of a defect in a street.
1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.
The appellant claims to have been injured on the 9th day of January, 1906, in the city of Seattle, by driving into a hole which it is alleged the city negligently permitted to remain in the street. The claim for damages, which was filed within the time prescribed for filing such claims, was as follows:
“That on Tuesday, January 9th, 1906, at about 6:30 a. m., in the morning of the said day, while he, Levi Ellis, claimant herein, was driving a double team of horses and wagon on Westlake avenue, between Thomas and John streets, on "the west side of said Westlake avenue, on and near the west…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Hammock v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1905
- Bell v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1902
- Piper v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1900
- Mulligan v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1906
3Cited by21 opinions
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