BLAND v. KING COUNTY

No. 34600.

55 Wn.2d 902 (1959)

342 P.2d 599

HELEN BLAND, Appellant, v. KING COUNTY, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 23, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Colvin & Williams, for appellant.

Rosling, Williams, Lanza & Kastner (Henry E. Kastner, of counsel), for respondent.


OTT, J.

October 6, 1954, Lester E. Mylott, a patient in King county's Harborview hospital, was injured when an employee of the hospital permitted him to fall to the floor while he was being moved from his bed to a wheel chair. Six days later, he died.

His wife, Delia Mylott, as administratrix of his estate, commenced this action against the defendant to recover damages on two counts: (1) for pain and suffering sustained by the decedent, and (2) for wrongful...

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