Cook v. Stimson Mill Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from, a judgment of the superior court for Snohomish. county, Denny, J., entered July 18, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff for $10,000 for personal injuries sustained while riding on a logging engine.
1Opinion of the Court
Mount, J. —
The minor son of respondent was injured while riding on one of appellant’s railway logging trains. On the day of the accident, the young man was riding on the engine, from a place called camp PTo. 3 to headquarters camp-. The road between these points is somewhat uneven; there is a down grade most of the way, although at places there are level stretches of track. While the train, consisting of the engine and eight loads of logs, was passing over one of these level stretches, a drawhead was broken, and the train was stopped for repairs. When the train was again started, it was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Vicksburg & Meridian Railroad v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Roberts v. Port Blakely Mill Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1902
- Weideman v. Tacoma Railway & Motor Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1893
- Lambert v. La Conner Trading & Transportation Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1902
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- Kinscherff v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
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- Goodwin v. Stimson Mill Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1917
- Cook v. Stimson Mill Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1906
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