Ribich v. Lake Superior Smelting Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Houghton; Haire, J., presiding. Case by Anton Ribich against the Lake Superior Smelting Company for personal injuries. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error. The defendant, in connection with its business of refin-. ing, smelting, and manufacturing copper, operated cupolas in which mineral' copper was smelted.
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Error to Houghton; Haire, J., presiding. Case by Anton Ribich against the Lake Superior Smelting Company for personal injuries. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error. The defendant, in connection with its business of refin-. ing, smelting, and manufacturing copper, operated cupolas in which mineral' copper was smelted. From these cupolas,. molten copper, mixed with slag, was run into cone-shaped pots at a temperature of about 2,500°. The pots are about two feet in diameter at the top, and taper to about six inches at the bottom; are made of cast iron, about an inch thick all…
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
{after stating the facets; dissenting). 1. The court instructed the jury as follows:
“And I charge you, on that subject, whenever there is-any hidden, unusual, or latent danger connected with any work, the law imposes a duty on the master or employer of informing the workman or employé of the danger. It is not enough to tell him that the work is dangerous, but the particular danger must be pointed out and explained. In this case, if you find from the evidence that there was danger of an explosion from the contact of water with the mixed copper and slag, then I charge you that thqt was a danger…
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