Parr v. City of Spokane
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered May 19, 1911, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for wrongful death of a city employee.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
The plaintiffs, the widow and minor children of George Wesley Parr, deceased, brought this action to recover damages arising from his death, alleging that he lost his life in consequence of the defendant’s negligence, while in its employ. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs. The defendant has appealed.
The appellant, at the time of the happening of the accident, was engaged in the construction of a concrete bridge across the Spokane river, at Monroe street. The plan adopted required the erection of high concrete piers. The piers on the south side of the river had been built up…
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