Cook v. Pittock & Leadbetter Lumber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Clarke county, McCredie, J., entered March 21, 1908, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by air employee in a mill.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, C. J.
— This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries received by the plaintiff while, as employee of the defendant, he was at work at a gang edger in the defendant’s lumber mill. The gang edger consisted of several saws operated upon a shaft or arbor. For the purpose of feeding lumber to the saws and conducting it away after being sawed, there were sets of iron rollers, operated by power both to the front and back of the saws. Underneath the saws was a chute for the purpose of conveying away the sawdust, splinters, and refuse from the saws. It is alleged,, that the defendant…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Belair v. C. & N. W. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1876
- Shea v. Seattle Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1907
- Crooker v. Pacific Lounge & Mattress Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1902
- Ferriss v. Berlin Machine WorksWisconsin Supreme Court · 1895
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