Ponelli v. Seattle Steel Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gay, J., entered May 25, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee in a steel plant.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
Respondent, while in the employ of appellant, was injured, and this appeal is taken from a judgment awarding him damages for such injury. The determinative facts are these: On the morning of November 15, 1909, respondent, who was a common laborer performing general *270work around the steel plant, was instructed by his foreman, in connection with two other employees, Wagner and Gentelee, to cool out the neck of a furnace and remove the slag therefrom. There were a number of furnaces in appellant’s plant, from which when in use it was necessary to draw off the slag. This was drawn off while in a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Jock v. Columbia & Puget Sound RailroadWashington Supreme Court · 1909
- Sroufe v. Moran Bros. Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1902
- Desjardins v. St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1909
- Nordstrom v. Spokane & Inland Empire RailroadWashington Supreme Court · 1909
- Mercer v. Lloyd Transfer Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1910
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- Beck v. International Harvester Co. of AmericaWashington Supreme Court · 1915
- Frengen v. Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1911
- Vanordstrand v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1915
- San Antonio Brewing Ass'n v. SievertCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916