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GOUCHER v. J.R. SIMPLOT CO.

No. 50670-1.

104 Wn.2d 662 (1985)

709 P.2d 774

ARTHUR H. GOUCHER, Appellant, v. J.R. SIMPLOT COMPANY, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 14, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duncan A. Bonjorni, for appellant.

Robert C. Tenney and Mark D. Watson (of Halverson, Applegate & McDonald, Inc., P.S.), for respondent.

CALLOW, J.

Arthur Goucher, plaintiff below, appeals from a jury verdict for the defendant, J.R. Simplot Company, in a personal injury action. We reverse and remand for a new trial holding that the trial court erred in ruling that federal railroad safety regulations rather than Washington industrial safety regulations were the appropriate regulations to consider in determining whether Simplot was negligent.

On June 15, 1976, Goucher, a truck driver for the...

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