Nelson v. McLellan

Citations

• 31 Wash. 208
• 60 L.R.A. 793
• 71 P. 747
• 1903 Wash. LEXIS 607

Syllabus

<p>NEGLIGENCE-DEPOSIT OE EXPLOSIVES ON VACANT LOT-INJURY TO CHILDREN.</p> <p>The placing of sticks of dynamite in a box upon vacant city lots upon which children are accustomed to play constitutes negligence, where the box is partially buried out of sight, but sufficiently exposed to be an object of attraction to children, to whom its contents are accessible by reason of deficient covering.</p> <p>INSTRUCTIONS-WEIGHT OE EXPERT EVIDENCE.</p> <p>Expert testimony, being competent testimony under the law, must go to the jury as any other testimony in the case, and it is error for the court to discriminate in any way against its weight in instructing the jury.</p>