Heva v. Seattle School District No. 1
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Hall, J., entered October 4,1919, in favor of the defendant, notwithstanding the'verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a minor in a fall from a building.
1Opinion of the CourtTolman, J.
The appellant, as plaintiff, through a guardian ad litem, brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries. The cause was tried to a jury, which found a verdict in appellant’s favor, and the trial court, on motion of respondent, entered judgment in its favor non obstante veredicto. The appeal is from the judgment so entered.
*669The respondent constructed, in 1914, what is known as the “New Ballard High School.” After the building was completed, the building department of the city of Seattle notified the school district officials that an additional fire ladder must be provided,…
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