Randall v. Gerrick
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered May 12, 1915, in favor of the defendants, notwithstanding the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a riveter in bridge construction.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
On October 25, 1910, S. J. Randall, while working for Gerrick & Gerrick as a riveter on a steel bridge in course of construction for the Great Northern Railway Company, was injured in his right eye by a chip or sliver of steel which flew from the end of a riveter. He brought suit for damages against the Great Northern Railway Company, and against John Gerrick, Joseph Gerrick, and H. W. Jack, claiming that these individuals constituted the firm of Gerrick & Gerrick, his employers. After the action had been brought, and after a continuance had been had at the instance of the defendants, the…
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