Sandanger v. Carlisle Packing Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered February 3, 1919, upon the. verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a seaman through an explosion of gasoline.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The plaintiff, Sandanger, commenced this action in the superior court for King county, seeking recovery from the defendant packing company for personal injuries alleged to have been the result of the negligence of the defendant in furnishing as a part of the equipment of one of its motor boats, upon which he was employed, gasoline in a one-gallon kerosene oil can, under such circumstances as to induce him to innocently use it as kerosene; resulting in a flareup or explosion, causing him to be seriously burned. Trial in the superior court sitting with a jury resulted in a verdict in favor of…
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