Legal Opinion

Stock v. City of Tacoma

Washington Supreme Court

Decided May 19, 1909No. 7986PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce • county, Reid, J., entered September 19, 1908, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, after a trial on the merits, in an action for personal injuries. Affirmed.

1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.

The plaintiff Lottie Stock lived on the west side of the alley, between C and D streets, in the city of Tacoma. The alley was twenty-eight feet wide, with residences on either side for some distance north and south of the place where plaintiff lived. It was graded but not paved. Along the east side of the alley, opposite plaintiff’s home, there was a bulkhead about eighty-eight feet long and four or five feet high, along which an unguarded walk was maintained or permitted by the city. There was also a walk along the west side of the alley. At about ten o’clock on the evening of March 30,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. McQuillan v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1895
  2. Jordan v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1901
  3. Shearer v. Town of BuckleyWashington Supreme Court · 1903
  4. Mischke v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1901
  5. Smith v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1897

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. James v. BurchettWashington Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Hunter v. City of MontesanoWashington Supreme Court · 1910
  3. Clausing v. KershawWashington Supreme Court · 1924
  4. Osier v. Consumers Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1926
  5. Smith v. City of TacomaWashington Supreme Court · 1931

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