Stephens v. Mutual Lumber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Thurston county, D. F. Wright, J., entered April 6, 1917, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action in tort.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
— This action was brought by respondent to recover damages for the loss of household goods destroyed by fire at the logging camp of the appellant on the 17th day of June, 1916. Respondent sues on his own behalf and on behalf of two others, whose claims he holds by assignment for the purpose of bringing this action. We shall first discuss the claims of respondent and his assignee Withrow.
On the day mentioned, appellant was engaged in its logging operations by means of a donkey engine and cables, which were situate over a ridge and about 1,600 feet south of its camp, which was made up of a bunk…
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