Johnson v. Great Northern Lumber Co.

Citations

• 48 Wash. 325
• 93 P. 516
• 1908 Wash. LEXIS 859

Syllabus

<p>Appeal — Review—Verdict. A verdict approved by tbe trial judge will not be disturbed on appeal because against tbe testimony of a witness not directly contradicted; since bis credibility was for tbe jury.</p> <p>Master and Servant — Relation—Independent Contractor — Evidence — Sufficiency. Tbe evidence sufficiently supports a finding that a person was not an individual contractor, and tbe master is liable for bis negligence in blasting for an excavation, where evidence as to bis contract was incomplete, tbe contract providing that tbe master should furnish all tbe powder, tools, and helpers for doing the blasting, without any restrictions as to tbe amount or cost thereof, and lacked such essential matters as to tend to impeach its good faith.</p>