W. B. Harbeson Lumber Co. v. Anderson

The defendants in error, hereinafter called the plaintiffs, who were father and sister respectively of one Walter Anderson, deceased, brought an action at law against the plaintiff in error to recover damages for the death of the said Walter Anderson. The defendant was engaged in the saw mill business and operated a log road in connection with its mill. In its logging operations it was necessary from time to time to lay and pick up the track over which its log trains ran. In laying its track the defendant used what was termed a "pea picker." or crane, which would pick up a rail length section…