Legal Opinion
Gibson v. Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 20, 1911No. 8988PublishedCited by 11 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered January 27, 1910, upon withdrawing the case from the consideration of the jury, dismissing an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee in railroad construction work.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries. The negligence of the defendant and the injuries resulting to the plaintiff therefrom are alleged in his complaint as follows:
“That on the 16th day of September, 1909, and for some time prior thereto, the plaintiff was in the employ of the defendant and working upon the construction of said defendant’s railway in camp number 75, near bridge number 17, about one and one-half miles west of Falcon, Idaho, a small station on defendant’s railway; that said plaintiff was, at the said time, working as a laborer under the direction and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kavanagh v. . WilsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Volkmar v. Manhattan Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Ireland v. ScharpenbergWashington Supreme Court · 1909
- Cunningham v. Union Pacific Railway Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1885
- Felton v. BullardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1899
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Zukowsky v. BrownWashington Supreme Court · 1971
- Kneff v. SanfordWashington Supreme Court · 1911
- Rognrust v. SetoCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1970
- Missouri, O. & G. Ry. Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Howard v. Washington Water Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1913
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