Johnson v. Tacoma Mill Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dunbar, J.

The appellant, who is a carpenter, was employed by the respondent, Tacoma Mill Company, to change a pipe on the mill, where it appears appellant had not been at work before, although he had worked for some time in and about the mill. After erecting the pipe, appellant stepped back to see if the same was perpendicular, •and stepped into a barrel of hot water which was located a few feet from the sidewalk, and opposite the place where the pole was erected. The barrel was sunk into the ground, its top being on a level with the top of the ground.…