STRONG v. SEATTLE STEVEDORE CO.

No. 43-40217-2.

1 Wn. App. 898 (1970)

466 P.2d 545

CORA I. STRONG et al., Appellants, v. SEATTLE STEVEDORE COMPANY, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

February 11, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald H. McGavick, for appellants.

Paul A. Goodin, for respondent.


ARMSTRONG, C.J.

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment for the defendant in the jury trial of an action for the wrongful death of their husband and father, Arthur Strong, a Tacoma fireman. The decedent died while fighting a fire at Pier 7 in the Port of Tacoma on July 14, 1963.

The question presented in this case is one of first impression in the state of Washington. It is, can a municipally paid fireman recover damages...

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