Ziebell v. Eclipse Lumber Co.
Citations
- 33 Wash. 591
- 74 P. 680
- 1903 Wash. LEXIS 557
Syllabus
<p>Master and Servant—Negligence—Defective Machinery—Independent Contractor in Charge of Mill—Contract to Make Repairs—Liability to Employee of Contracrtor. Where defendant, the owner of a new shingle mill, enters into a contract whereby S, an experienced manufacturer, was to take charge of the mill, employ and pay all laborers and make all necessary repairs, and to receive a stipulated sum per thousand for all shingles manufactured out of timber furnished by defendant, the defendant to furnish new machinery required, which S was to install at his own expense, S stands in the relation of an independent contractor, and not of an agent, and defendant would not be liable for injuries sustained by an employe of S by reason of the machinery getting out of repair, since defendant did not agree to make repairs.</p>
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- \The consent of the owner in surrendering possession of property must be as broad as the taking.\
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