Legal Opinion
Roswall v. Grays Harbor Stevedore Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 2, 1926No. 19647. Department TwoPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMackintosh, J.
Upon the sustaining of a demurrer to the complaint in this action, an appeal was taken to this court. The opinion appears in 132 Wash. 274, 231 Pac. 934, and it was there held that the deceased was engaged in a maritime service, that the liability of the parties for his wrongful death was to be measured by the maritime law, and that the state workmen’s compensation act did not apply. Thereafter the cause was tried, resulting in a verdict and judgment in favor of the respondent, from which this appeal was taken.
Briefly summarized, the facts, as they developed at the trial, show that deceased…
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