McClung v. King County
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a .judgment of the superior court for King county, Griffiths, J., entered June 23, 1921, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for personal injuries sustained through a defective highway.
1Opinion of the CourtTolman, J.
— This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the respondent Myrtle P. Mc'Clung while traveling upon a public highway in King county. The plaintiffs were awarded a verdict of $10,000, and from a judgment thereon, the county appeals.
The facts admitted and which the jury may have found from conflicting evidence, are substantially as follows:
A highway, now known as permanent highway No. 14, has existed many years, extending some miles in a southerly direction from the city of Seattle to the town of Des Moines. Some years prior to the time in…
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