Griffith v. Washington Water Power Co.

Citations

• 102 Wash. 78
• 172 P. 822
• 1918 Wash. LEXIS 883

Syllabus

<p>Master and Servant — Dangerous Appliances — Assumption op ■Risks—Machines in Common Use. A power company using a generator of a type in common use in electrical power plants is not liable because improvements have been made upon generators by which varying loads can be better taken care of without sparking at the commutator; and an experienced employee assumes the risk from the known tendency of the particular generator to dangerously spark while carrying a load.</p>