Wharton v. Tacoma Fir Door Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Clifford, J., entered April 23, 1909, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
This action was brought by the respondent against the appellant to recover for injuries received by him while operating a ripsaw at the factory of the appellant. At the trial the jury returned a verdict in his favor for the sum of $4,000. Judgment was thereafter entered on the verdict and this appeal taken therefrom.
The action was brought under the act of March 6, 1905, commonly known as the factory act. In his complaint the respondent charged the appellant with negligence in maintaining for use in his factory a ripsaw with a defective guide, which rendered its operation extra hazardous. He…
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