Villani v. Washington Brick, Lime & Sewer Pipe Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Kennan, J., entered May 31, 1912, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee injured by an unguarded cable drum.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
The appellant was engaged in the manufacture of brick near Clayton, Washington, and plaintiff with two others was engaged in running a push car from the clay pit to an elevator. The elevator was set in a frame and operated between three floors or levels. Plaintiff and those with him were returning with an empty car, and had pushed it partly onto the elevator, when the car stuck. Plaintiff was ahead and the two others behind the car, and they were pushing and hauling when the elevator started down. The car tipped off at the second level, and the elevator descended to the bottom and almost…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jordan v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1901
- Willlams v. Ballard Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1906
- Cook v. Chehalis River Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1908
- Smith v. Hewitt-Lea Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1909