Boyle v. Anderson & Middleton Lumber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Chehalis county, Irwin, J., entered February 21, 1907, upon sustaining a motion for nonsuit, dismissing an action for personal injuries sustained by an off bearer in a sawmill.
1Opinion of the CourtRoot, J.
This is a personal injury case, brought by the plaintiff against the defendant mill company, charging two grounds of negligence.
First: The failure of the mill company to have and maintain a reasonably safe working place for the plaintiff, in that sawdust, bark and other refuse were- permitted to accumulate on the floor where plaintiff was required to walk, whereby he slipped and fell; and second, in the failure of the defendant to make plaintiff’s place of work reasonably safe by properly guarding the cogwheels and gearings which operate the live rolls along, by, and close to which he was…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Noren v. Larson Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1907
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