Olch v. Pacific Press & Shear Co.

Swanson, J. (dissenting)

I must disagree.

Initial inquiry must focus on RCW 51.04.010, the statute upon which an employer's claim of immunity rests, which states in pertinent part:

The state of Washington, . . . declares that all phases of the premises are withdrawn from private controversy, and sure and certain relief for workmen, ... is hereby provided ... to the exclusion of every other remedy, proceeding or compensation, . . . and to that end all civil actions and civil causes of action for such personal injuries and all jurisdiction of the courts of the state over such causes are hereby…