Olson v. Gill Home Investment Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Shackleford, J., entered March 30, 1909, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a minor through an explosion of dynamite.
1Opinion of the CourtCrow, J.
This action was commenced by Ernest Olson, a minor, by M. E. Olson, his guardian ad litem, against Gill Home Investment Company, a corporation, and Clark N. Gill, its president and manager, to recover damages for personal injuries. From a judgment in plaintiff’s favor, the defendants have appealed.
The appellant Gill Home Investment Company was engaged in selling an addition to the city of Tacoma, and was itself owner of four unfenced lots therein, located at the intersection of two public streets. A small building constructed for toilet purposes was located on these lots, about one hundred…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Railroad Co. v. StoutSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Lake v. Atlantic WorksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
- Powers v. HarlowMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
- Mattson v. Minnesota & North Wisconsin RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by33 opinions
- MacNeil v. PerkinsArizona Supreme Court · 1958
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. RayTennessee Supreme Court · 1910
- Horan v. Inhabitants of WatertownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Clark v. E. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1915
- Schock v. Ringling Bros. Etc.Washington Supreme Court · 1940
28 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.