Davies v. Rose-Marshall Coal Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Holcomb, J., entered June 27, 1912, in favor of the defendant, notwithstanding a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for wrongful death.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
— On December $0, 1910, one Thomas Davies met his death in a coal mine operated by the respondent, the Rose-Marshall Coal Company. Davies was at that time an employee of the respondent, engaged in the work of running a shaft along the vein of coal. The appellant Anna Davies is the widow of Thomas Davies, and the appellant Conrad Arthur Davies is his son. The appellants conceived that the death of Thomas Davies was the result of negligence on the part of the respondent, and brought separate actions against it to recover damages for his death. For the purposes of trial, these actions were…
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