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This is an appeal from a judgment of dismissal in an action to recover damages for alleged personal injuries.
For the purpose of graphically describing the factual conditions which gave rise to the plaintiff’s (appellant’s) injuries, we have attached to this opinion plaintiff’s exhibit No. 8, which shows the area of the hospital room in which the accident occurred.
At the time of the accident, the plaintiff was engaged in her duties as a nurse’s aid for the defendant (respondent) Swedish Hospital in Seattle. She had begun her employment there approximately three months prior to the day of the accident.
On the morning of the accident, she was in room No. 130, a six-patient ward, giving regular care to the patients assigned therein. The time of day was approximately 6 a.m. As a part of her normal duties, she went to the washbasin which was located on the wall behind the door to the room (see attached exhibit) and stood directly in front of it. Previously, upon entering the room, she had closed the door, as was customary, so that persons in the hall could not observe her giving morning care to the patients. Located on the inside of the door to the room was a metal hook shaped like a semiarc with the end turning out in the form of a curl. It was there for the purpose of allowing patients or hospital personnel to open the door from the inside with a forearm. As shown in the attached exhibit, the washbasin was within the swing of the door. While the plaintiff stood by the basin filling it with water, a patient
