Lundgren v. Pacific Coast Steamship Co.

Citations

• 103 Wash. 81
• 173 P. 1023
• 1918 Wash. LEXIS 1027

Syllabus

<p>Master and Servant — Assumption oe Risks — Known Dangers. An expert receiving shafting lowered into the hold of a ship and injured when the noose slipped because not clamped down, assumed the risk where he saw the particular load and knew the position of the chain was the same as .on many previous loads, when he had taken precautions to avoid injury, and fully appreciated the danger, which was open and apparent.</p> <p>Same — Assumption .oe Risks — Continuing Work After Complaint. In such case, the fact that the foreman on complaint gave instructions to get and use strands of rope yarn to prevent the slipping, does not relieve from the rule of assumption of risks, where the directibns were disobeyed when the foreman left the scene, and plaintiff continued work without relying on any promise to remedy the conditions.</p>