Richardson v. City of Seattle
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Samuel H. Steele, judge pro tempore, entered September 8, 1916, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained through a defective street, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHolcomb, J.
This case arises from an injury received by respondent while -he was driving a one-horse wagon down a very steep hill on a roadway known as Atlantic street, in Seattle. The injury occurred on July 21, 1910, at a point about thirty feet east of the intersection of Atlantic street with Ninth avenue south. The left front wheel of respondent’s wagon dropped into a chuck hole in the street at the bottom of a steep descent, causing the wagon to lurch and tip, throwing respondent to the ground with great force and violence, and causing the injury set forth in his complaint. The street is open but…
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