Legal Opinion

Alaska Pacific Steamship Co. v. Sperry Flour Co.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided July 9, 1919No. 15274PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Clifford, J., entered August 8, 19Í8, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action to recover over the amount paid in satisfaction of a judgment for personal injuries sustained by a longshoreman.

1Opinion of the CourtTolman, J.

This case was before this court on a prior appeal from a judgment on the pleadings, and that judgment having been reversed (94 Wash. 227, 162 Pac. 26), the pleadings were recast and the cause proceeded to trial upon the merits before a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of respondent for the full amount demanded, and this appeal followed.

With one possible exception, the questions now involved were not raised by the former appeal, and a restatement of the facts and issues thus becomes necessary. In the light of the verdict, the following seems to be a fair statement. Respondent is a…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Broadway Coal Mining Co. v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912
  2. McKinney v. State ex rel. NixonIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Brezee v. PowersMichigan Supreme Court · 1890
  4. Ryerson v. BathgateSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1902
  5. Alaska Pacific Steamship Co. v. Sperry Flour Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1917

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Christensen v. Weyerhaeuser Timber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1943
  2. Holm v. Investment & Securities Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1938
  3. Nelson v. Booth Fisheries Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1931
  4. Wallace v. United StatesDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1926
  5. Enersen v. AndersonWashington Supreme Court · 1960

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