Nelson v. Ballard Lumber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Albertson, J., entered June 25, 1910, granting a non-suit, in an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee engaged in loading logs.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, C. J.
This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries. At the close of the plaintiff’s testimony, the court directed a judgment of nonsuit, from which this appeal is prosecuted.
The facts disclosed by the appellant’s testimony are substantially as follows: At the time of receiving the injury complained of, the appellant was in the employ of the respondent as a member of a loading crew, engaged in loading logs from a landing onto the cars. The crew consisted of an engineer, a fireman, the foreman, the appellant and a fellow workman of the appellant. The logging cars consisted of two sets…
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