Freyman v. Day

Citations

• 108 Wash. 71
• 182 P. 940
• 1919 Wash. LEXIS 822

Syllabus

<p>Evidence (27)—Presumptions—Laws of Other, States. In the absence of pleading and proof, it will be 'presumed that the laws of a sister state are the same as the laws of this state.</p> <p>Master and Servant (121-2)—Workmen’s Compensation Act— Remedies. An action cannot be maintained by an employee for injuries sustained in another state while working in an extra hazardous employment (mining) in the absence of allegation or proof as to the laws of such state, which presumptively are the same as our own, withdrawing relief for such injuries from private controversy.</p>