YOUNG v. CITY OF SEATTLE

No. 36075.

60 Wn.2d 805 (1962)

376 P.2d 443

OWEN D. YOUNG, Appellant, v. THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 21, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Regal & McDonell and John Patrick Cook, for appellant.

A.C. Van Soelen, Charles R. Nelson, and Gordon F. Crandall, for respondent.


HAMILTON, J.

October 23, 1959, at approximately 8:40 a.m., plaintiff, Owen D. Young, was a passenger in a Seattle city bus, seated opposite the rear door. He had signaled his intention to get off at the next stop, a "short block" away. As he arose from his seat, the bus came to a sudden stop. He was thrown to the floor and injured. He commenced this action against the city alleging as negligence the sudden stopping of the bus.

The city's answer denied that...

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