Drewaneak v. Walville Lumber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Lewis county, Rice, J., entered March 20, 1912, upon granting a nonsuit, in an action for wrongful death.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
This is an action to recover damages for “death by wrongful act or neglect.” Rem. & Bal. Code, § 183. The defendant company conducts a logging camp in Lewis county, and at the time of the accident complained of, the deceased and four other employees were engaged in loading logs on cars for transportation to the company’s mill. The deceased was employed as head loader, and one Dyrkazc was second loader. The logs were loaded by means of a donkey engine, which was started, controlled, and stopped by signal from the two loaders. The signals were usually given by deceased, but in case the deceased…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Frengen v. Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1911