Meyers v. Syndicate Heat & Power Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Chapman, J., entered October 18, 1906, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $2,700, after a trial on the merits, in an action for injuries sustained in stepping into an uncovered hot-water tank.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
This is an action for personal injuries. In his complaint the respondent, who was plaintiff below, alleged in substance that he was employed by the appellant to work in and about a certain heat and power plant which the appellant was conducting in the basement of a building known *51as the Washington building, located in the city of Tacoma; that, connected with the power plant, was a toolroom maintained by the respondent in which were kept the tools with which the respondent was to work; that beneath the floor of the toolroom, and opening therein, was a hot water tank filled with boiling water,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bennett v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Pepperall v. City Park Transit Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1896
- State v. McGilveryWashington Supreme Court · 1898
- Dyer v. Middle Kittitas Irrigation DistrictWashington Supreme Court · 1905
- John Spry Lumber Co. v. DugganAppellate Court of Illinois · 1899
3Cited by18 opinions
- Epperly v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1965
- Kamla v. the Space Needle CorporationWashington Supreme Court · 2002
- E. L. Jones Construction Co. v. NolandArizona Supreme Court · 1970
- Kamla v. Space Needle Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 2002
- Greenleaf v. Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1961
13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.