Vittucci Importing Co. v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered April 25, 1912, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
This is an action for damages to personal property. The appellant, the city of Seattle, is a municipal corporation of the first class. The respondent, the Vittucci Importing Company, is a private corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the state of Washington. At a certain point in the city of Seattle, Jackson street and Occidental avenue, both public thoroughfares, intersect at right angles. A sewer system is maintained and controlled by the city. In the center of Jackson street is laid a main sewer twenty inches in diameter. Radiating from this main sewer are lateral sewers…
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