Robbins v. Irwin

The plaintiff, J. A. Robbins, as executor of the estate of Joseph L. Peter, deceased, brought this action under the state employers’ liability act to recover damages from H. W. Irwin, and others, doing business as Irwin & Lyons, for the alleged wrongful death of decedent. Prom a judgment in favor of defendants, plaintiff has appealed.

Deceased, Joseph L. Peter, was killed in an accident on May 3, 1944, while employed by defendants, who were conducting logging operations in Coos county, Oregon. Areas or strips • of timber lánd ■ had been outlined by William L. Preston, the bull buck, in which…