Seewald v. Harding Lumber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Chapman, J., entered September 12, 1907, granting a nonsuit at the close of plaintiff’s case, after a trial before the court and jury, in an action for personal injuries.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, C. J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries received by plaintiff while in the employ of the defendant. The cause came on for trial before a jury, and at the close of the plaintiff’s testimony a nonsuit was granted and the action dismissed. The plaintiff has appealed.
There was evidence to the following effect, and for the purposes of this appeal it must be taken as true: The respond*656ent, at the time appellant was injured, owned and operated a logging business in Pierce county. In the logging operations a steam engine, known as a “donkey” engine, was used in moving logs from…
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