Washington Supreme Court July 18, 1908, No. 7354 (Matthews v. City of Spokane)

Rudkin, J.

On the morning of July 6, 1907, the plaintiff Mildred A. Matthews was walking along the sidewalk on one of the public streets of the city of Spokane, accompanied by her sister and her husband. The husband stepped on the end of a loose plank in the walk, and the opposite end flew up; Mrs.