Craww v. Phoenix Logging Co.
Citations
- 62 Wash. 154
- 113 P. 266
- 1911 Wash. LEXIS 664
Syllabus
<p>Master and Servant — Negligence-—Contributory Negligence— Signals and Warning — Question for Jury. The negligence of the master and the contributory negligence of a swamper in a logging camp, who was struck while cutting a tree in the bight of the cable, is for the jury, where it was customary, in hauling in the logs to the landing, for the signalman to give notice by a blast of a whistle, thereby enabling the swamper to get out of the way of the cable, and instead of doing so, he gave the engineer a signal by hand.</p>
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- three- year limitations period applied to claim for “unfair competition and business practice” and began to run upon discovery of injury
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Judges: Rudkin
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