Johansen v. Pioneer Mining Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Myers, J., entered January 8, 1913, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee in a mine.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover damages for personal injuries received by him while in the employ of the defendant. The cause was tried to the court and a jury. A verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiff, and a judgment was entered thereon for $18,000., The defendant has appealed.
The facts are substantially as follows: In the year 1910, the defendant was engaged in mining, in the Nome district, Alaska. It was operating a mine known as the Portland Bench. This mine consisted of a shaft which had been sunk to a depth of about 45 feet. At the bottom of this shaft,…
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