Rommen v. Empire Furniture Manufacturing Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gay, J., entered March 25, 1911, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiif, in an action for personal injuries sustained by the operator of a ripsaw.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
This is a suit to recover damages for personal injuries. A judgment for the plaintiif is challenged by this appeal. The suit is brought under the factory act. The charges of negligence are two in number: (1) the failure of the appellant to install a belt shifter, and (2) its failure to guard its saw. The facts are these: The respondent, a cabinet maker by trade, had his right hand injured and the small finger cut off while operating a ripsaw upon a combination machine used for general cabinet work. There was no belt shifter or other device for shutting off the electric power, other than a…
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