Legal Opinion
Davis v. Pacific Diesel Power Co.
Court of Appeals of Oregon
Decided August 20, 1979No. A7707-10376, CA 10715; A7706-07914, CA 10688; A7708-11863, CA 10715; A7708-1164, CA 10715PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
In these consolidated actions for wrongful deaths and personal injuries, plaintiffs appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict for defendant. We affirm.
On February 26, 1975, Charles Davis, Gordon Inslee, Alex Denmon, and James E. Booker were working as sandblasters in the hold of an oil tanker under construction by their employer, FMC, in a water berth at Swan Island in Portland, Oregon. Their breathing air was supplied by a bank of four portable diesel-powered air compressors. These air compressors were connected to a common manifold so that compressed air was fed into a single pipe…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- James v. Carnation Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1977
- Hoffman v. Simplot Aviation, Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 1975
- Carson v. BrauerOregon Supreme Court · 1963
- Lemley v. J & B TIRE CO.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
- Allen v. Heil Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1979
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- Atlas Copco Industrial Compressors, Inc. v. Karn Repair Service, Inc.Court of Appeals of Oregon · 2001
- Conger v. Tel Tech, Inc.Court of Appeals of Utah · 1990
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