McFarland v. Commercial Boiler Works, Inc.

(dissenting) — The citator will disclose that, within the past few years, we have expressly overruled, or refused to follow, many of this court’s old and late opinions. I did not, when it was written January 31, 1941, nor do I now, agree with the opinion in Wright v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 7 Wn. (2d) 341, 109 P. (2d) 542, which is out of harmony with prior opinions of this court, in conflict with the weight of authority, and has not even the doubtful quality of age which might assure its retention for a short space of time as authority; therefore, I cannot subscribe to the statement in the…