FREEMAN v. RINKEL

No. 34156.

50 Wn.2d 504 (1957)

312 P.2d 822

C.E. FREEMAN, Appellant, v. JOHN RINKEL, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

June 27, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bogle, Bogle & Gates and Edward S. Franklin, for appellant.

Martin, Shorts & Bever, for respondent.


HILL, C.J.

QUAERE: Can an elective adoption workman under the workmen's compensation act, injured in the course of his employment, maintain a common-law action for negligence against a defendant who, at the time of the injury, is an employer under the act and is engaged in extrahazardous employment as defined by the act?

ANSWER: The elective adoption workman cannot maintain such an action.

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