Zellers v. Seattle Lodge No. 92 Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Smith, J., entered May 24, f916, upon sustaining a demurrer to the complaint, dismissing an action for personal injuries sustained in a fall upon a sidewalk.
1Opinion of the Court
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Action for personal injuries. It is alleged in the complaint, in substance, that the Elks Investment and Construction Company, a corporation, is the owner of a lot and building located at the southwest comer of Fourth avenue and Spring street, in the city of Seattle; that Seattle Lodge No. 92, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, a voluntary unincorporated association, was the lessee in possession of the premises; that Fourth avenue and Spring street are public highways and principal thoroughfares of the city, with a decided downward pitch from Fourth avenue on Spring street…
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