Corum v. Blomquist

Citations

• 116 Wash. 196
• 198 P. 727
• 1921 Wash. LEXIS 797

Syllabus

<p>Negligence (38)—Actions—Evidence—Sufficiency. In an action for damages for the death hy drowning of an minor son in a swimming pool, operated hy defendants, a motion for nonsuit was properly denied, where, upon an issue as to whether defendant furnished a reasonably attentive and competent attendant, the evidence showed that the boy while using the pool was missing from ten to fifteen minutes without his absence being noted, and when brought out of the water breathed a few times under manual manipulation.</p> <p>Appeal (373)—Review—Scope—Theory or Grounds—Grant of New Trial. An order granting a new trial will not be reversed on appeal, when the grounds upon which the trial court ruled do not appear in the record.</p> <p>Negligence (35)—Actions—Evidence—Previous Accidents—Admissibility. In an action for damages for the death of a young child in a swimming pool, alleged as due to the negligence óf the attendant to reasonably observe the movements of those using the pool, evidence of previous accidents therein is inadmissible.</p>