Week v. Fremont Mill Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from Superior Court, King County. Action by J. L. Week against the Fremont Mill Co. to recover damages for the loss of an arm in consequence of the defective machinery used in holding a saw in position in defendant’s mill. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $8,000, from which defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Scott, J.
This action was brought by respondent to recover for personal injuries received by him while in the employ of appellant as a trimmer at appellant’s mill in Fremont, King county, Washington.
The position of respondent was by a saw, called the trim saw, which was situated somewhere about midway between the head saw and the edger. The lumber, after leaving the head saw, was shoved along rollers to the trim saw, where, after being trimmed and cut into certain sizes, it was shoved past it and along rollers towards the edger, or out of the mill, as…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Russell v. Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- Berger v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Anderson v. H. C. Akeley Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Heath v. Whitebreast Coal & Mining Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1885
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- Hoffman v. American Foundry Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1897
- Olson v. McMurray Cedar Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1894
- Woole v. Washington Railway & Navigation Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
- Cummins v. DufaultWashington Supreme Court · 1943
- Beltz v. American Mill Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
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