Dunn v. Kemp & Hebert
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Belt, J., entered July 8, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendants, by direction of the court, in an action for personal injuries sustained in falling down a stairway.
1Opinion of the Court
Mount, J. —
Appellants brought this action against respondents to recover damages for personal injuries. The negligence alleged in the complaint is that the respondents, who were merchants, carelessly and negligently maintained an open and unguarded hatchway on the main floor of their store building, where persons entering and using said store for the purposes of trading therein were liable to fall into said hatchway. It is then alleged that appellant Eva L. Dunn, on December 21, 1902, while in said store building for the purpose of dealing with said respondents, fell through said hatchway to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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