Johnston v. Northern Lumber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Snohomish county, Joiner, J., entered December 20, 1904, upon the verdict of a jnry rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action to recover damages for the death of an employee in a mill, struck by a splinter thrown from an edger.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
— This action was instituted by Mabel Johnston, widow, and Allen F. Johnston and Dorothy D. Johnston, children and minor heirs at law, of Fred J. Johnston, deceased, to- recover damages for the alleged wrongful death of their husband and father. The respondents alleged that, prior to *231and on March 9, 1904, Fred J. Johnston was in the employ of appellant, the Northern Lumber Company, as an edger-man, at its sawmill near Everett, in Snohomish county; that it was his duty to feed or push timbers between certain rollers into an edger, in the center of which were located a number of circular saws…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hall v. West & Slade Mill Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
- Erickson v. E. J. McNeeley & Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1906
- Daffron v. Majestic Laundry Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
- Whelan v. Washington Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
- Hoveland v. Hall Bros. Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by14 opinions
- Graves v. Washington Water Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1906
- In Re PettitUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · 1986
- Jensen v. Shaw Show Case Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1913
- Young v. Aloha Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1911
- Hanson v. Washington Water Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1931
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.