Pichler v. Pacific Mechanical Constructors

Horowitz, A. C. J.

Plaintiff sued the corporate defendant, Pacific Mechanical Constructors (PAMCO) and its employee, Leslie B. Hartley, for personal injuries caused by negligence. Plaintiff recovered judgment in the case tried to the court. Defendants appeal raising four issues.

First. Defendants contend that plaintiff is PAMCO’s loaned servant in employment covered by the Industrial Insurance Act; that plaintiff is a fellow servant of Hartley whose claimed negligence caused the injury, and that under RCW 51.24.010 of the Industrial Insurance Act plaintiff is precluded from suing the…