Conover v. Neher-Ross Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for What-com county, Neterer, J., entered January 19, 1904, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, an oiler, for personal injuries sustained by reason of the1 starting of machinery without warning.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
This is an action to recover damages for injuries received in the defendant’s shingle mill. The plaintiff was caught by a saw, and his left arm was cut off a few inches above the wrist. The negligence charged to the defendant was the use of defective machinery, and the employment of an incompetent engineer. The first ground was eliminated at the trial, and the case rested upon the charge of employing an incompetent engineer. The defendant pleaded contributory negligence, assumption of the risk, and negligence of a fellow servant. Thq cause was tried before a jury and a verdict was returned…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Green v. Western American Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1902
- State v. ManvilleWashington Supreme Court · 1894
- Bell v. ButlerWashington Supreme Court · 1904
- Holland v. Southern Pac. Co.California Supreme Court · 1893
3Cited by14 opinions
- Palmer v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1970
- State v. MurleyWashington Supreme Court · 1949
- Sweazey v. Valley Transport, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1940
- Wiles v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1911
- Simon v. Hamilton Logging Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1913
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.