Legal Opinion

Ettor v. City of Tacoma

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 2, 1914No. Nos. 8379, 8381PublishedCited by 23 opinions

On remittitur from the Supreme Court of the United States, commanding further proceedings, on appeals from judgment’s of the superior court for Pierce county, Chapman, J., entered April 8, and June 11, 1909, dismissing actions for damages for the original grading of a street.

1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.

The judgment of this court, reported in Ettor v. Tacoma, 57 Wash. 50, 106 Pac. 478, 107 Pac. 1061, and Howard v. Tacoma, 57 Wash. 698, 106 Pac. 481, 107 Pac. 1064, was reversed by the Supreme Court of the United States. A remittitur has come down in each case commanding further proceedings not inconsistent with the decision of that court. Ettor v. Tacoma, 228 U. S. 148.

The defendant Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company, of Washington, and the City of Tacoma were sued by plaintiffs as joint tort feasors. The liability of the railway company to respond in damages was not discussed by…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Ettor v. City of TacomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  2. Kincaid v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  3. St. Louis Gaslight Co. v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1870
  4. Green v. Okanogan CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1910
  5. Ettor v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1910

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. O'CONNELLWashington Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Finch v. MatthewsWashington Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Edwards v. City of RentonWashington Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Jones v. City of CentraliaWashington Supreme Court · 1930
  5. Mallory v. City of OlympiaWashington Supreme Court · 1915

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