Miller v. Western Stevedore Co.

This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries. The cause came on for trial before the court and a jury. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence, upon motion of the defendant, the case was taken from the jury. Prom the judgment entered dismissing the action the plaintiff appeals.

The facts are these: Appellant was a longshoreman. The respondent was a corporation engaged in the business of loading and unloading vessels in the harbor at Seattle. May 18, 1926, the steamship Peter Kerr was anchored at one of the docks in the harbor. It had on board a considerable quantity…