Lowsit v. Seattle Lumber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Griffin, J., entered November 25, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, for personal injuries sustained by an employee in a mill, whose hand was crushed in cogwheels.
1Opinion of the CourtDunbar, J.
The plaintiff, while working in the mill of the defendant, got his hand caught in the chain and cogwheels, and crushed, and the present action is for damages arising therefrom. The complaint alleges negligence on the part of the defendant in not warning him of the danger incident to the employment, and in directing him to perform labor with tools that were not safe implements to work with, the danger being known to the defendant,' and.unknown to the plaintiff by reason of his inexperience. It is also alleged that the cogwheels were constructed in a defective and dangerous manner, and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Iverson v. McDonnellWashington Supreme Court · 1904
- Shoemaker v. Bryant Lumber & Shingle Mill Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1902
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