Norman v. Alaska Coast Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Dykeman, J., entered January 5, 1914, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a seaman in loading a ship.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained while in the employ of the defendant. He was successful in the court below. The defendant has appealed.
*66The respondent, a few days before he sustained the injury, had entered the service of the appellant as an “able seaman,” upon the steamship Jeanie, which was loading for ports in Southwestern Alaska. He is an experienced sailor and winch tender. The Jeanie is equipped with three winches, a double winch and a single winch on the forward deck and a single winch at the stern. The respondent was injured on the…
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