Hoglund v. Raymark Industries, Inc.

Callow, J. *

Facts

The plaintiff, Hugo Hoglund, was born on April 13, 1903, and was 81 years old at the time of trial. He had an eighth-grade education. He had lived in Belfair, Washington, since 1949 with his wife. The Hoglunds had no dependents.

Mr. Hoglund worked at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington (hereinafter PSNS) from 1920 through 1954, first as an electrician's helper and then as an electrician. His duties included wiring ships. Although he never worked with asbestos personally, he frequently worked aboard naval vessels while in close proximity to other workers…