[DOWNLOAD] "Bayne V. Todd Shipyards Corp." by Supreme Court of Washington # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Bayne V. Todd Shipyards Corp.
- Author : Supreme Court of Washington
- Release Date : January 25, 1977
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 61 KB
Description
Plaintiff sued for personal injuries sustained while unloading goods being delivered to defendant's premises. Plaintiff was not an employee of the defendant, but rather of the trucking company engaged in the delivery. While unloading those goods, plaintiff fell from a loading platform. Plaintiff contended that the defendant's loading platform lacked a guardrail required by a safety standard regulation promulgated by the Department of Labor and Industries, pursuant to statute. The trial court refused to instruct that violation of that administrative regulation was negligence per se, but did instruct that it was evidence of negligence. In a per curiam, unpublished opinion, the Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment for the defendant, based upon a jury verdict. We granted review limited to the sole issue whether violation of an administrative safety regulation is negligence per se or only evidence of negligence. We reverse.