Dirken v. Great Northern Paper Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On motion and exceptions by the defendant. This is an action on the case by John Dirken against the Great Northern Paper Company to recover damages for personal injuries sustained on the 7th day of July, 1911, on account of t'he negligence of the defendant. The action is brought under Chapter 258 of the Public Laws of 1909, otherwise known as the “Employers’ Liability Act.” Plea, the general issue.
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On motion and exceptions by the defendant. This is an action on the case by John Dirken against the Great Northern Paper Company to recover damages for personal injuries sustained on the 7th day of July, 1911, on account of t'he negligence of the defendant. The action is brought under Chapter 258 of the Public Laws of 1909, otherwise known as the “Employers’ Liability Act.” Plea, the general issue. In the course of the trial, the defendant’s counsel requested the presiding Justice to instruct the jury that there is no evidence that Dickinson was employed as a superintendent, whose sole, or…
1Opinion of the CourtHanson, J.
This is an action for personal injuries' sustained by the plaintiff while employed as a painter in the paper mill of the *376defendant company at Millinocket, and is brought under Chapter 258, Public Laws of 1909, entitled, “An Act relating to the employment of Labor.”
The plaintiff obtained a verdict for $4,000. The case comes before this court on general motion to set aside the verdict, and on exceptions to the ruling of the presiding Justice, involving, among other things, the constitutionality of the before mentioned Act. The following are the material provisions:
Sec. 1. If personal injury is…
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