William Arvidson v. Dillingham Corporation, a Corporation Doing Business Under the Assumed Business Name of Albina Engine & MacHine Works

JAMESON, District Judge:

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee in four separate actions (consolidated for trial) commenced by plaintiffs-appellants, who were painters employed by appellee, for personal injuries suffered in an explosion and fire on a barge which was being constructed by appellee for its own use. 1 Appellee voluntarily commenced the payment of benefits under the Oregon Workmen’s Compensation Law, Oregon Revised Statutes 656.-001 et seq., and the payments were accepted by appellants. 2

In their complaints appellants alleged both negligence and…