Hanson v. Shipley
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Main, J., entered January 25, 1912, upon granting a nonsuit, dismissing an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee engaged in clearing land.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
Action for personal injuries. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for a nonsuit at the close of the plaintiff’s evidence, and dismissed the action. The plaintiff has appealed.
It appears that the plaintiff was in the employ of the defendant, who was clearing some land upon Yashon Island. At *633the time of the injury to the plaintiff, on July 5, 1910, he and two other employees were engaged in gathering up and burning sticks and logs upon the clearing. A team of horses was used in dragging logs too heavy to be carried to the fire. One of these employees, Matson by name, was driving the…
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- O'Brien v. Page Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
- McLeod v. Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1911
- Deaton v. AbramsWashington Supreme Court · 1910
- Hall v. Northwest Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1910
- Props v. Washington Pulley & Manufacturing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1910
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