Legal Opinion
Goucher v. J. R. Simplot Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 14, 1985No. 50670-1PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallow, J.
Arthur Goucher, plaintiff below, appeals from a jury verdict for the defendant, J. R. Simplot Company, in a personal injury action. We reverse and remand for a new trial holding that the trial court erred in ruling that federal railroad safety regulations rather than Washington industrial safety regulations were the appropriate regulations to consider in determining whether Simplot was negligent.
On June 15, 1976, Goucher, a truck driver for the Pacific Intermountain Express, was dispatched to deliver a load of anhydrous ammonia to a chemical fertilizer retail outlet operated by Simplot. To…
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