Nelson v. Western Steel Corp.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Shackleford, J., entered July 7, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee through an explosion of gas in a coal mine.
1Opinion of the CourtRudkin, J.
The injuries for which a recovery was here sought arose out of the same accident as those involved in the case of Mrozevich v. Western Steel Corporation, ante p. 668, 112 Pac. 925. In this case, however, liability on the part of the defendant company was admitted, the amount of damages was the only question submitted to the jury, and the claim that excessive damages were allowed, under the influence of passion and prejudice, is the only question presented to this court. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $8,000, but the court below refused a new trial only…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gray v. Washington Water Power Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1903
- Mrozevich v. Western Steel Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1911
3Cited by4 opinions
- Bennett v. Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1914
- Martin v. HillWashington Supreme Court · 1912
- Lynch v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1912
- Mrozevich v. Western Steel Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1911