Smith v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Card, J., entered March 22, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, for $15,000, for personal injuries sustained by one employed in a railroad bridge crew.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
The respondent, plaintiff below, brought this action against the appellant railway company, under the Federal employer’s liability act, to recover for personal injuries suffered by him while in the appellant’s service as a member of its bridge crew. At the trial, the superior court refused to direct a verdict in the appellant’s favor, and the jury returned a verdict for the respondent in the sum of $15,000. Judgment was afterwards entered on the verdict, and this appeal taken therefrom.
At the time of the accident giving rise to the injury, the appellant was engaged in repairing a bridge…
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