Acres v. Frederick & Nelson, Inc.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Dykeman, J., entered April 29, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, for personal injuries sustained by an employee in a warehouse.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
The plaintiff, an employee of the defendant, fell into an elevator shaft in defendant’s warehouse, on September 18, 1912, and sustained injuries for which he demands redress in this action. There was a verdict and judgment in his favor for $4,000. This appeal followed.
The appellant raises the following questions: (1) That the industrial insurance law, Laws 1911, p. 345 (3 Rem. & Bal. Code, § 6604-1 et seq.), withdraws this class of actions from the courts; (2) that there was no negligence shown; (3) that the respondent was guilty of contributory negligence; (4) that he assumed the risk; (5)…
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- Miller v. Moran Bros.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
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