MEISSNER v. SEATTLE

No. 2860-1.

14 Wn. App. 457 (1975)

542 P.2d 795

RICHARD MEISSNER, Respondent, v. THE CITY OF SEATTLE, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

November 24, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lane, Powell, Moss & Miller and Arthur W. Harrigan, Jr., for appellant.

Lund, Franklin & DeLong and Wallace A. DeLong, for respondent.


FARRIS, J.

The City of Seattle appeals from an adverse judgment entered on a jury verdict in the amount of $80,000 in favor of Richard Meissner for injuries which he suffered when he fell through an open manhole at the Seattle Center Coliseum.

On December 27, 1971, Richard Meissner, a former Seattle Totems hockey player who had been placed on waivers by the team on December 20, picked up his final paycheck and some mail at the general offices of the Seattle...

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