Paich v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe superior court for King county, Mackintosh, J., entered October 4, 1913, in favor of the defendant, notwithstanding the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee engaged in railroad construction work.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
Appeal from an order vacating a judgment in favor of appellant and granting judgment for respondent. Appellant was one of a gang of track repairers employed by respondent. The work was replacing old and defective ties with new ones. The spikes would be withdrawn from the old ties, and thrown down alongside of the track. The old ties would then be withdrawn, new ones substituted, and the rails spiked to them, using the old spikes when they were sufficiently strong and provided with good heads that would hold down the rails. New spikes were provided to be used when the old spikes were unfit for…
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