Vowell v. Issaquah Coal Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dunbar, J.

— This is an appeal from a judgment of the superior court of King county in favor of plaintiffs for *105$10,000 recovered in an action for damages for tlie death of C. H. Vowell, the husband of Annie Vowell, and the father of George and John Vowell. The deceased, at the time of his death, was a coal miner, working in the Issaquah coal mine, which was owned and operated by appellant. His death was caused by a fire in the mine. The contention of the respondents is that the timbers of the air shaft were ignited by a forest fire which had been…