Ellamar Mining Co. v. Possus

GILBERT, Circuit- Judge

(after stating the facts as above).

The defendant contends that, if the plaintiff is entitled to any compensation or damages for his injuries, he must seek the same under the Workmen’s Compensation Act alone, and cites Ross v. Erickson Const. Co., 89 Wash. 634, 155 P. 153, L.R.A.1916F, 319, a case in which it was held that the purpose of the Industrial Insurance Law of Washington (3 Rem. & Bal. Code, §§ 6604 — 1 et seq.) was to remove from the courts personal injury actions by employés, and was intended to cover, not only injuries, but all aggravations through negligence…