Pachko v. Wilkeson Coal & Coke Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Linn, J., entered November 15, 1906, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for damages for the wrongful death of an employee in a coal mine.
1Opinion of the CourtRoot, J.
This is an action for damages occasioned by the death of respondent’s husband while employed in appellant’s coal mine. Decedent was an experienced coal miner, and was at work with a partner named Wilsco, at the time of his death. The vein upon which they were at work was about three and one-half feet thick, with a pitch of about thirty-five degrees. The work was in progress in three or four pillars under the direction of an assistant foreman, who was supervising eight pillarmen, three timber packers, one chute starter, and one driver. The work in which decedent and partner were engaged…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Green v. Western American Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1902
- Hall v. West & Slade Mill Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
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