Anderson v. Seattle Park Co.

Citations

• 79 Wash. 575
• 140 P. 698
• 1914 Wash. LEXIS 1236

Syllabus

<p>Evidence— Experts — Opinions. The statement of a witness, testifying as an expert, that smooth concrete steps when wet would constitute a dangerous footing, is incompetent as an expression of opinion.</p> <p>Negligence — Dangerous Premises — Evidence—Sufficiency. The evidence is insufficient to show negligence in the maintenance of smooth concrete steps leading to a swimming tank, from the fact that plaintiff stepped thereon and attributed the accident to the slimy or slippery condition of the steps, where the uncontroverted evidence established that thousands of people went up and down the steps without falling, that the steps were of usual construction, and were scrubbed and washed with fresh water three times a week, and other witnesses using the steps observed no slippery or dangerous condition.</p>