Young v. O'Brien
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered January 19, 1904, upon the verdict of a jury for $1,350 damages for personal injuries sustained by an employe through the fall of an elevator.
1Opinion of the Court
Hadley, J. —
This action was Drought to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been received by respondent, the elevator boy who operated the passenger elevator for the Sullivan building, in the city of Seattle. The injuries were received through the falling of the elevator. The appellant had the exclusive charge and management of the building, including the elevator. Bespondent charges that appellant negligently permitted the elevator to be and remain in a defective and unsafe condition, which fact was unknown to respondent, and that, by season of such negligence, he was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Smith v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1903
- Einseidler v. County of WhitmanWashington Supreme Court · 1900
- Rush v. Spokane Falls & Northern Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1900
- Woo Dan v. Seattle Electric Railway & Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1893
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- Stoops v. Carlisle-Pennell Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1923