LaBreck v. City of Hoquiam

Citations

• 95 Wash. 463

Syllabus

<p>Municipal Corporations — Streets—Private Walks — Liability oe City. A city is not liable for personal injuries sustained upon a defective walk built across a slough in an unimproved and unopened street by a private owner connecting his premises with a sidewalk on the opposite side of the street.</p> <p>Same — Notice to City — Use. In such a case, neither the fact that the- city had notice of such private walk nor the fact that it was used by a mail carrier and a few neighbors to reach the owner’s premises, would make it a public use.</p>