Oerter v. Ziegler
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Huneke, J., entered December 8, 1908, upon granting a nonsuit at the close of plaintiff’s case, dismissing an action for personal injuries sustained by falling down a stairway, after a trial before the court and a jury.
1Per curiam
This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries. At the close of the plaintiff’s testimony, the court directed a judgment in favor of the defendant, from which this appeal is prosecuted.
The material facts disclosed by the appellant’s testimony are the following: The respondent is the owner of a five-story brick building in the city of Spokane, known as the Ziegler block, the basement of which is occupied by different tenants. A stairway leads from the street or sidewalk to these different tenements. This stairway is seven feet in width and consists of ten concrete steps with a…
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