Nixon v. Cohn

Whitfield, J. †

This is an action for damages for personal injuries sustained by the appellants, Helen Nixon and the child, Pamela Nixon, (hereinafter referred to as the plaintiffs), when they were hurled out of their seats while riding on the “Meteor,” a giant amusement machine, at the Century 21 Exposition in Seattle, on May 19, 1962. Suit was instituted in the Superior Court of King County against the defendants Cohn and others (hereinafter referred to as Cohn), the owners and operators of the machine, against the defendants Gayway 21 Rides, Inc., Gay way 21 Leasing Corporation, and Century…