Anton v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered February 16, 1915, dismissing an action for personal injuries sustained by a section hand, upon granting a nonsuit.
1Opinion of the CourtChadwick, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries. Appeal is taken from a judgment of nonsuit rendered in the trial court.
*306Appellant was employed as a section hand by respondent and commenced work about September 1, 1913. Several days afterward, he and a fellow workman were replacing ties. Dirt and gravel around the old tie would be loosened; then one of the men would pull by means of a pick sunk in the tie, and the other would push with a shovel. Appellant alleges that the pick furnished by the company was dull; that he could not secure a firm hold on the ties; that the pick…
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