New Castle Bridge Co. v. Doty
Indiana Supreme Court
From Morgan Circuit Court; Joseph W. Williams, Judge, pro tern. Action by Arthur W. Doty against the New Castle Bridge Company. From a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff for $5,000, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court (see 37 Ind. App. 84) under cl. 1, §1337j Burns 1901, Acts 1901, p. 565, §10.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, J.
Appellee recovered a judgment for personal injuries received through the alleged negligence of appellant. Appellee was employed in appellant’s yards, and on the day of the injury was ordered to go into the shop and assist in shearing a large steel plate, and while so engaged was hurt by the falling of a pile of angle irons upon his leg. The negligence charged is the permitting of the shears to become and remain dull, the improper piling of the angle irons, and in permitting the angle irons, so improperly piled, to be and remain concealed in the shops at the place where the plaintiff was…
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