Kennedy v. Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Kennan, J., entered March 8, 1912, upon granting a nonsuit, dismissing an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee in a roundhouse.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. The defendant corporation owns and operates a steam railway line extending from the .city of Spokane, Washington, in a southwesterly direction through the states of Washington and Oregon until it reaches Portland, At a point on the line of the road known as Cliffs, in Klickitat county, Washington, it maintains a roundhouse and repair shops. On September 23d, 1909, and for sometime prior thereto, the plaintiff had been employed in the roundhouse in the capacity of…
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