Legal Opinion
Davis v. P. E. Harris & Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 15, 1946No. 29744PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
The appellant’s brief states that the sole question involved on this appeal is as follows:
“Is the action of an injured workman under the Alaska Workmen’s Compensation Act a transitory action that he may bring in the State of Washington notwithstanding the provisions of the Alaska statutes which provide that the action must be brought in Alaska?”
The statement is not quite complete. It should be made so by adding thereto: — except in those cases where it is impossible to obtain service on the defendant in said territory.
The trial court entered the following findings of fact:
“I. That at all…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Slater v. Mexican National RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Stewart v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- McCracken v. HaywardSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
- Pollard v. BaileySupreme Court of the United States · 1874
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State of California v. St. Louis Union Trust Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1953