Sutherland & Brewer v. Lewis River Boom & Logging Co.

Citations

• 73 Wash. 75
• 131 P. 455
• 1913 Wash. LEXIS 1558

Syllabus

<p>Logs and Logging — Booms—Negligence—Evidence—Admissibility. In an action for loss of logs which the defendant had contracted to drive, sort and boom, evidence is admissible to show that defendant’s boom was not properly constructed causing it to break, and resulting in the loss of the logs, as one of the issues was defendant’s negligence.</p> <p>Appeal — Review—Verdict. The weight of the evidence, the credibility of the witnesses, and the amount of damages, is within the exclusive province of the jury where the evidence is conflicting.</p>