Legal Opinion

LaBreck v. City of Hoquiam

Washington Supreme Court

Decided April 3, 1917No. 13710PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Grays Harbor county, Sheeks, J., entered April 15, 1916, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for personal injuries sustained through a defective sidewalk.

1Opinion of the Court

Mount, J. —

The plaintiffs brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received by Mrs. LaBreck by reason of falling upon a defective walk. On issues joined, the case was tried to the court and a jury, and resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiffs for $1,625.

The facts, as shown by the evidence, are substantially as follows: Pacific avenue, in the city of Hoquiam, is a street eighty feet in width. This street runs east and west. The center of the street, to the width of twenty feet, was paved to the east line of 29th street, which runs…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Ruppenthal v. City of St. LouisSupreme Court of Missouri · 1905
  2. Tait v. King CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1915
  3. Crawford v. Mayor of GriffinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
  4. McKnight v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1905

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Pederson v. Canton TownshipSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Kuhr v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1942
  3. Barton v. Spokane CountyWashington Supreme Court · 1937
  4. Gregory v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1949

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