Currans v. Seattle & San Francisco Railway & Navigation Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Griffin, J., entered April 3, 1903, upon the verdict of a jury for $25,000, for injuries sustained by a coal miner by a delayed blast.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries received from the explosion of a blast in a coal mine. The suit was brought against the Seattle & San Francisco Railway & Navigation Company and the Green River Construction Company. At the trial a non-suit without prejudice was granted as to the latter company, but was denied as to the former. The cause was then submitted to a jury, and a verdict was returned against the said Seattle & San Francisco Railway & Navigation Company in the sum of $25,000. A motion for a new trial was denied, and judgment was entered in accordance with the…
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