Washington Supreme Court November 14, 1985, 50670-1 (Goucher v. J. R. Simplot Co.)

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