Hayden v. Colville Valley National Bank

This action was brought for damages for permanent injuries to appellant, a spinster, which she alleged were caused by the negligence of respondent in the maintenance of a single step in the main hallway on the second floor of its bank building in Colville. The case was tried to the court and a jury, which, after hearing conflicting evidence, resolved the evidence in favor of appellant and awarded her twenty-five hundred dollars. This • verdict was later set aside by the court, and judgment entered for respondent, notwithstanding the verdict, dismissing the action upon the ground that…