Koreski v. Seattle Hardware Co.

Plaintiff, who is the president and general manager of an electric motor service corporation, instituted this action to recover against defendant corporation for personal injuries sustained by him in defendant’s plant while supervising, and/or personally assisting in, the repair of a motor which operated a movable crane. At the close of plaintiff’s case, defendant moved dismissal of the action on the grounds that; (1) plaintiff’s right of action was abolished by the workmen’s compensation act; (2) plaintiff’s contributory negligence was a proximate cause of the accident; and (3) absence of…