Legal Opinion

Woods v. Globe Navigation Co.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided October 12, 1905No. 5340PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Griffin, J., entered May 23, 1904, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff for injuries sustained by a seaman during a gale at sea.

1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.

On December 24, 1903, the steamship “Tampico,” owned and operated by appellant, the Globe Navigation Company, left Tacoma, Washington, on a voyage to the Hawaiian Islands. Despondent, Patrick J. Woods, who was aboard -said ship as an able seaman, was injured while on tbe Pacific Ocean, and brought this action for damages sustained.

The complaint alleged, that respondent was injured by reason of the negligence and carelessness of the master in *377charge of said ship; that on. January 5, 1903, a hard gale was blowing and the sea was running high; that respondent, being subject to the orders of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gaines v. WhiteSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Keating v. Pacific Steam Whaling Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1899
  3. Pincus v. Puget Sound Brewing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1897
  4. Reeder v. Traders' National BankWashington Supreme Court · 1902

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Coffer v. EricksonWashington Supreme Court · 1911
  2. Tills v. Great Northern Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Jensen v. Spokane Falls & Northern Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Anderson v. BauerWashington Supreme Court · 1922
  5. Larsen v. Covington Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1909

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