Johnson v. Great Northern Lumber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Skagit county, Joiner, J., entered November 19, 1906, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee in a sawmill through the negligent firing of a-blast.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
The respondent brought this action to recover for personal injuries received by him while in' the employ of the appellant and which he alleges were caused by the negligent acts of persons for whose acts the appellant is responsible. The undisputed evidence is, that the appellant was engaged in the operation of a sawmill, and that the respondent was one of its employees ; that the appellant desired to enlarge its mill, and employed one Veratt to excavate some earth and rock that were in the way of the installation of some additional boilers; that Veratt undertook to remove the rock by…
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