Gage v. Springston Lumber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Huneke, J., entered April 7, 1906, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendant, after a "trial on the merits, dismissing an action for personal injuries •sustained by a minor employee in operating a cut-off saw.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, C. J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries. The defendant operated a sawmill at ‘Springston, Idaho, and the plaintiff was, at the time of the accident, in the defendant’s employ. The plaintiff was then a boy, fifteen years of age. He was, when injured, operating .a drag or cut-off saw for cutting slabs into shorter lengths. As the slabs-were cut from the logs by the main saw of the mill, they were carried by means of live rolls to a position in •front of the cut-off saw. This saw was suspended in a swinging frame and operated by means of an overhead shaft with accompanying…
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