Worthy v. Arctic Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Blake, J., entered January 30, 1920, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of plaintiffs, in an action for damages.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
— This is an action to recover damages alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant, the Arctic Company, a corporation, in allowing meat placed in its custody for cold storage to thaw out, become soiled, contaminated, infected and subjected to ammonia fumes, so as to spoil it and render it unmarketable. A trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiffs, from which the defendant has appealed.
Bespondents were engaged in the wholesale and retail meat business at lone, one hundred and seventeen miles from Spokane, at which latter place was located the cold storage…
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