Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. Hill
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Latimer Coiinty; Malcolm E. Rosser, hidge. Action by J. F. Hill against the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company for personal injuries. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
AMES, C.
The plaintiff alleged that he was employed by the defendant as a scratch boss in the shops at Shawnee; that his duties included designing, shaping, and repairing timbers for railway cars; that he was injured while handling a timber about eighteen feet in length and about six inches thick and eight inches wide; that the floor of the room in which he was at work was rotten, and broke with him as he was handling the timber, causing him to fall against a carpenter’s horse, the timber falling upon him and producing the injuries complained of; that the defendant was negligent in…
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- City of South Bend v. TurnerIndiana Supreme Court · 1901
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- McQuigan v. Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R. R.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
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