Legal Opinion

Creamer v. Moran Bros.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided February 19, 1906No. 5820PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered May 5, 1905, upon the verdict, of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs for $13,500 damages for the wrongful death of an employee.

1Opinion of the CourtRoot, J.

Respondents are, respectively, the widow and minor children of John O. Creamer, deceased, and bring this action to recover damages on account of his death, which is alleged to have been occasioned by the negligence of appellant, for whom and in whose shipyards he was working. The case was tried in the superior court before a judge and jury, a verdict of $13,500 returned, and judgment entered thereupon. Klom this judgment an appeal is taken.

The facts are about as follows: Said Creamer with several other workmen, under the immediate direction of one or two of the foremen or superintendents of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Dossett v. St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
  2. O'Brien v. Page Lumber Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1905
  3. Nelson v. S. Willey Steamship & Navigation Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1901

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Kramer v. Portland-Seattle Auto Freight, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1953
  2. Malstrom v. KallandWashington Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Campbell v. JonesWashington Supreme Court · 1910
  4. McLeod v. Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1911
  5. Fogarty v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1915

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