Kosinski v. Hines
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Fletcher, J., entered June 17,1920, upon granting a nonsuit, dismissing an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee engaged in carrying channel irons to a pile driver.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
This action was brought to recover for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while in the service of the defendant. The case was tried to the court and a jury. At the close of the plaintiff’s testimony, the trial court, upon motion of the defendant, dismissed the action. The plaintiff has appealed.
The facts shown upon the trial are, in substance, as follows: The appellant had been employed about the *133shops of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Bailroad at Tacoma for about four years. His duties were to sweep out the shops and gather up scrap matter. Some time prior to his injury, a pile…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Rosin v. Danaher Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1911
- Forsman v. Seattle Electric Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1910
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