Swanson v. Olympic Peninsula Motor Coach Co.

During the month of October, 1934, the plaintiff, Anton Swanson, was employed as a member of the crew of the ferry boat “Quillayute,” plying between Port Ludlow and Edmonds. October 4, 1934, while assisting in the unloading of an auto stage operated by defendant Olympic Peninsula Motor Coach Company, plaintiff suffered injuries for which he contended that defendant corporation and Dan Matthews, who was driving the stage, were responsible.

Plaintiff sued the two defendants herein, claiming damages for his injuries, and the action came on regularly for trial during the month of April, 1936,…