Mahlum v. Seattle School District No. 1

Plaintiff brought suit to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from the explosion of a steam pressure cooker, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. Issues having been joined, the action was tried before a jury, which returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. After the denial of post-trial motions, judgment was entered on the verdict, and the defendant thereupon appealed.

The assignments of error aver that the trial court erred (1) in denying appellant’s challenge to the legal sufficiency of respondent’s evidence to take the case beyond a motion for…