Doe v. Tenino Coal & Iron Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Thurs-ton county, Chapman, J., entered August 25, 1905, upon the verdict and special findings of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action of replevin.
1Opinion of the CourtRoot, J.
For several years from 1886 or 1887 to 1894, the Northwestern Coal and Transportation Company, a corporation, operated the Bucoda coal mine in Thurston county, and used in connection therewith certain engines, boilers, pumps, coal and water cars, rails, tippers, screen bars, tools and implements, such as are ordinarily used in the coal-mining business. In 1894 the mine closed down, and has not since been operated. In 1896 or 1897 the property was sold by a receiver to the respondent herein, who purchased it for the benefit of the estate of John S. Doe;, deceased, of which estate he was one of…
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