Desjardins v. St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Irwin, J., entered October 17, 1908, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee in a sawmill.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
Action for personal injuries. Plaintiff recovered a judgment in the court below. The defendant has appealed.
It is urged by the appellant that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the judgment. It appears that the respondent was injured while working in the appellant’s sawmill, on March 7, 1908. Respondent was a millwright. He had been employed about the mill of the appellant for some time. One S. B. Wilson was the head millwright, and it was his duty to keep the mill in repair and in running order, and to direct new work. Under Mr. Wilson were several millwrights, among whom were Joe…
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