Hanley v. California Bridge & Construction Co.
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco and from an order denying a new trial. John Hunt, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
CHIPMAN, C.
Action to recover damages for personal injury while working in a tunnel. The pleadings are verified. The cause was tried hy a jury, and at the close of plaintiff’s evidence the court granted defendant’s motion for judgment of nonsuit. The appeal is from the judgment and from an order denying motion for new trial. Plaintiff introduced evidence tending to show the following facts: Defendant was engaged in the construction of a tunnel at Baker’s Beach in San Francisco, and plaintiff was employed hy defendant as a laborer, his duty being to load and haul away rock and debris from this…
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