Legal Opinion

Cyr v. B. Offen & Co.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 18, 1974No. Nos. 74-1007—74-1009PublishedCited by 87 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

A complex series of legal rulings are appealed in this diversity suit arising out of an industrial accident which resulted in serious injury to Alphonse Cyr and in the death of Richard Couture, employed as “fly boys” at Rumford Press.

On October 20, 1969, the 4:00 p. m. to midnight shift at Rumford had the presses shut down for adjustment of the *1148printing plates. Between 5:30 and 5:45 the head pressman, Sullivan, told Couture that the rollers would have to be cleaned of hardened accumulated ink. This was one of the tasks customarily-undertaken by “fly boys” who also would…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. LivingstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Palmer v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. National Labor Relations Board v. Burns International Security Services, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. United Mine Workers v. Coronado Coal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
  5. Howard Johnson Co. v. Detroit Local Joint Executive BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by87 opinions

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  4. Raymond Leannais and Catherine Leannais v. Cincinnati, Incorporated and Cincinnati-Forte Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
  5. Corsetti v. Stone Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985

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