Reynolds v. Day
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered June 8, 1915, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee in a mine.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
The purpose of this action was to recover damages for personal injuries.
One of the defenses pleaded in the answer was a settlement and written release. The signing of the release is not controverted, but it is claimed that it was induced by fraud. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. From this judgment, the appeal is prosecuted.
The facts which present the controlling question are these; On August 10, 1912, the respondent, while working for the defendants in the mine owned and operated by them at Burke, Idaho, sustained a serious injury to his feet and ankles by *396falli…
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