Emery v. City of Tacoma
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Card, J., entered March 30, 1912, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee of a city on a street fill.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
This is an appeal by the defendant city of Tacoma from a judgment against it in favor of the plaintiff, for damages by reason of personal injuries suffered by him through alleged negligence of the city in employing an incompetent fellow servant. The sole question presented for our consideration is as to the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict and judgment.
The facts as established by the evidence were as follows: On June 5, 1911, the date of the accident, and for several months prior thereto, the city of Tacoma was and had been engaged in making a fill in Tacoma avenue at what…
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