Barclay v. Puget Sound Lumber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Chapman, J., entered January 15, 1907, upon the verdict of a jury for $5,000 damages, for personal injuries sustained by an employee in a lath mill..
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
The respondent while employed in the appellant’s mill cut his hand on one of the saws of a lath trimmer on which he was working, and brought this action to recover damages therefor. He based his cause of action on the contention that the saw on which he was injured was not guarded as required by the factory act. On the trial the jury returned a verdict in his favor, assessing his damages in the sum of $5,000. From the judgment entered on the verdict this appeal is taken.
The first assignment is that the court erred in overruling the demurrer to the complaint. The third and fourth paragraphs of…
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