Pearson v. Alaska Pacific Steamship Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Frater, J., entered March 14, 1908, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action by a stevedore for personal injuries.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, C. J.
— On the 19th day of October, 1906, the plaintiff and other.stevedores in the employ of the defendant were engaged in loading cargo from one of the wharves at the port of the city of Seattle to the deck of the steamer Watson. The plaintiff acted as hatch tender, and gave the signals to the winch driver, directing him when and how to start, run, and stop the winch, as might be necessary in discharging and loading cargo. At the time of receiving the injuries complained of in this action, the plaintiff and his co-employees were loading so-called brick scows from the wharf to the steamer deck.…
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