Graaf v. Vulcan Iron Works
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King ■county, Albertson, J., entered March 18, 1910, upon motion of the defendant, notwithstanding the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee engaged as a machinist.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained while employed by the defendant. There was a verdict in his favor. Thereafter, upon the motion of the defendant, a judgment of dismissal was entered. The plaintiff has appealed.
The case was submitted to the jury upon the evidence introduced by the appellant, the respondent offering no testimony. The facts are few and simple. The record discloses that the appellant, at the time of the injury, had been employed by the respondent in its machine works as a machinist for twelve years; that his main work was to…
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