Mrozevich v. Western Steel Corp.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Shackleford, J., entered July 7, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee through an explosion in a coal mine.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.
This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries. On the 6th day of December, 1908, the defendant was engaged in developing a coal mine at Ashford, in this state. The entrance to the mine was through a tunnel extending into the mountain side a distance of upwards of 4.000 feet. For the greater part of this distance the tunnel was constructed through rock, but for the last 400 feet it followed the vein of coal. The tunnel was ten feet wide and eight feet high, constructed on an incline of about one per cent. The mine or tunnel was ventilated by a system of fans and air boxes, and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Nelson v. Western Steel Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1911
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