Alkire v. Myers Lumber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Clifford, J., entered April 14, 1909, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for injuries sustained by an engineer of a logging engine.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
This is an action for the recovery of damages for personal injuries. There was a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, from which the defendant has appealed.
The negligence charged in the complaint is, that the respondent was in the employ of the appellant as a donkey engineer; that the engine was used for the purpose of drawing logs from the woods by means of a cable and snap line, which worked over a drum attached to the engine; that a few days preceding the injury, the respondent notified the appellant that the cable and snap line were worn out and defective, and objected to using them;…
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