Tergeson v. Robinson Manufacturing Co.

Citations

• 43 Wash. 298
• 86 P. 578
• 1906 Wash. LEXIS 695

Syllabus

<p>Master and Servant — Negligence—Statutes—Inspector’s Certificate — Evidence—Admissibility. In a common law action for personal injuries sustained prior to the enactment of the factory act requiring the guarding of machinery, it is error to admit in evidence the certificate of the inspector, which was made prima facie evidence of compliance with such act, where the act further provided that employees may bring their action at common law, in which case the certificate should not be admissible.</p>