Rorvik v. North Pac. Lumber Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Robert Tucker, Judge. Department 2. This is an action brought under the Oregon Employers ’ Liability Act (Laws 1911, p. 16) for damages for the death of C. P. Rorvik. The plaintiff is the widow of deceased.
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From Multnomah: Robert Tucker, Judge. Department 2. This is an action brought under the Oregon Employers ’ Liability Act (Laws 1911, p. 16) for damages for the death of C. P. Rorvik. The plaintiff is the widow of deceased. The defendant corporation is extensively engaged in the business of manufacturing and dealing in lumber in the City of Portland, and maintains on its premises, and adjoining the Willamette River, a dock, upon which it stores its lumber for. sale, and from which the lumber is transferred-to vessels for shipment to ports on the Pacific and elsewhere. At the time of the…
1Opinion
former opinion sustained January 25, 1921.
HARRIS, J.
In the original opinion we said:
“We deduce the rule that the Employers’ Liability Act does not extend to the protection of the general public as such, but that it does extend its protection to employees of the particular person owning or operating dangerous machinery or engaged in hazardous employments, and to other persons or employees of other corporations whose lawful duties require them to be or work about such machinery, or expose themselves to the hazards of the machinery or appliances in use by the owner thereof.”
“This,” the…
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