O'Dell v. Northern Coast Timber Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Clifford, J., entered December 28, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the defendants by direction of the court, dismissing an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee in a logging camp.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
Plaintiff brought this action to recover for personal injuries. At the close of the evidence offered on behalf of the plaintiff, the trial court directed a verdict in favor of the defendants. Plaintiff has appealed from a judgment of dismissal.
It appears that the defendant, Northern Coast Timber Company, operated a logging camp near the town of Mineral, in this state. The Tacoma Eastern railroad passed through the place where the logging operations were being conducted. The logging company was required to drag logs over this railroad track. In order to do so, two donkey engines were used. One…
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