Bundy v. Union Iron Works
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Poindexter, J., entered May 23, 1906, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by an employee through being caught on a set screw in a revolving shaft.
1Opinion of the CourtRoot, J.
Plaintiff brought this action for damages on account of personal injuries sustained by being caught upon a set screw in a collar on a revolving shaft in the boiler room of defendant’s foundry. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, this appeal is taken.
*232Tlie shaft in question was situated about fourteen or sixteen feet above the ground floor, running north and south, and was attached to the west side of a row of posts composed of heavy 12x12 timbers. Respondent was assisting one Thoms, who had charge of the work of removing said shaft for appellant. Upon the shaft was a collar fastened with a…
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