O'Brien v. Page Lumber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe superior court for Pierce county, Huston, J., entered May 1, 1903, upon tbe verdict of a jury rendered in favor of tbe defendant by direction of tbe court, after a trial on tbe merits, dismissing an action for personal injuries sustained by one employed as a “dogger” on a saw carriage in defendant’s mill.
1Opinion of the Court
Mount, O. J.
This appeal is from a judgment in favor of defendant, rendered upon motion for a directed verdict at the close of plaintiffs evidence. Plaintiff appeals.
The material facts, as shown by the pleadings and plaintiffs evidence, are briefly as follows: In the year 1902, the respondent owned and operated a sawmill at Buckley, in Pierce county, Washington, for manufacturing lumber. The appellant, William O’Brien, was employed in the mill as a “dogger.” This employment required the appellant to ride backwards and forwards on the saw carriage, and to attach the “dogs” to the log on the…
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