Logan v. Day
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe superior court for Spokane county, Oswald, J., entered March 8, 1919, granting a new trial, after granting a nonsuit, in an action for personal injuries sustained by employees in a mine.
1Opinion of the CourtBridges, J.
Suit for personal injuries occurring in a mine.
At the close of plaintiffs’ case, the defendants moved for a nonsuit, which was granted; later the court, believing that it had erred, granted plaintiffs a new trial. The defendants have appealed.
The facts are substantially as follows: The mine in which the respondents were injured was worked by driving tunnels into the mountain side until the ore body was reached. The ore vein was then mined upwards towards the surface of the mountain. The vein stood at an angle of about seventy degrees. The ore was mined by driving chambers, called “uprises.”…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Finalyson v. Utica Mining & Milling Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1895
- Jones v. Florence Mining Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1886
- Petaja v. Aurora Iron Mining Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1895
- Cully v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1904
- People v. KnopfMichigan Supreme Court · 1896
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