Jordan v. City of Seattle

The opinion of the court was delivered by

White, J.

The plaintiff in this action seeks to recover from the defendant for injuries which she alleges she sustained by reason of falling into a hole in the side*62walk in the city of Seattle. The material allegations of the complaint were denied, and the defendant pleaded that, if the plaintiff sustained any injuries in the premises, it was not due to any fault or negligence on the part of the defendant, hut was occasioned by the heedlessness, carelessness, and negligence and fault of plaintiff. On the night of October 12, 1899, between eight and nine…