Reed v. City of Spokane

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gordon, C. J.

Respondent’s action was to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by falling into an excavation in Howard street, one of the principal streets of the city. From a judgment in his favor, the city has appealed.

It appears that the city was engaged in excavating in the center of the street for the purpose of laying a water main. At a point in said street about midway between Main and Riverside avenues the city had for many years maintained a cross-walk extending clear across the street. This cross-walk was very generally traveled by…