Susmann v. Younp Men's Christian Ass'n

Citations

• 101 Wash. 487

Syllabus

<p>Charities—Torts—Liability. If a Young Men’s Christian Association is a charitable or benevolent association, it is not liable for personal injuries sustained through the negligence of its servant in running a passenger elevator.</p> <p>Evidence—Judicial Notice—Y. M. C. A. Charitable Purposes. The courts cannot take judicial notice that an independent Young Men’s Christian Association incorporated under the laws of this state is essentially a charitable and benevolent association within the rule of nonliability for negligence of its employees.</p> <p>Charities—Torts op Servants—Pleading—Complaint. A complaint for personal injuries fails to show that a Young Men’s Christian Association is a charitable and beneyolent association within the rule of nonliability for the negligence of its employees, where, though its articles indicated design for charitable purposes, it is alleged that charges were made for benefits and privileges equal in amount to charges made by institutions operated for gain, and it was not shown that it had no capital stock or that all or any considerable part of its gains were applied to charity.</p>