Etheridge v. Gordon Construction Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gay, J., entered July 1, 191Ó, upon the verdict óf a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee engaged in tearing down a building.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
Appeal from a judgment awarding respondent damages for personal injuries sustained while in the employ of appellants. On November 16, 1909, appellants were engaged in taking down the Monitor & Merrimac building, upon the grounds of the A.-Y.-P. Exposition at Seattle. The building was not being wrecked or demolished, but was being taken apart for the purpose of shipping its constructive parts to Denver, to be there again assembled and erected. On the morning of the injury, respondent was directed by one Perry, the general foreman, to assist a fellow workman named Evarts in removing one of the…
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