Gilliland v. Ash Grove Lime & Portland Cement Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action Vas one by dependents for compensa-, tion for death of a workman. A demurrer was sustained to the plaintiff’s evidence, judgment was rendered for the defendant, and the plaintiffs appeal.

The deceased worked for about three years in the sacking department of the defendant’s plant, and for several months *772before his death worked in the defendant’s quarry. The sacking department was an exceedingly dusty place. In the quarry, masses of rock were dislodged by the use of dynamite. Large masses were then reduced to fragments by the same…