Legal Opinion

Johnson v. Smith

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 25, 1921No. 15671PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Reynolds, J., entered November 7, 1919, dismissing an action for personal injuries, notwithstanding the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff.

1Opinion of the CourtBridges, J.

— Suit for personal injuries. There was a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of four thousand dollars. Before entry of judgment thereon, the defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was granted, and judgment was entered dismissing the action. The plaintiff has appealed from this judgment.

The L. O. Smith 42-story building is located at the northeasterly corner of Second avenue and Yesler way, in Seattle. Near the center of the Second avenue side of the building, are two large stone or marble columns, *312extending flush with the sidewalk. The evidence does not show the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Gordon v. CummingsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
  2. Hayward v. MerrillIllinois Supreme Court · 1880
  3. Johnson v. RambergSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
  4. Lehman v. Amsterdam Coffee Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1911
  5. McNaughton v. Illinois Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1907

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Andrews v. McCutcheonWashington Supreme Court · 1943
  2. Holm v. Investment & Securities Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1938
  3. Tyler v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1935
  4. Hayden v. Colville Valley National BankWashington Supreme Court · 1934
  5. Johnson v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1921

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