Gregg v. King County
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Tallman, J., entered June 30, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained upon a public dock.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff, a boy between six and seven years old, through the alleged negligence of the defendant in the construction and maintenance of its dock, at Juanita, on the eastern shore of Lake Washington.
The facts are practically undisputed. The dock in question was owned and operated by the county for the use of the public in connection with boats touching at Juanita. It was constructed on wooden piles, driven into the bed of the lake. The floor was of planking, and was bounded on its outer edge by a line of beams or…
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