Groat v. Clausen

The personal representative of the deceased brought this action, in behalf of the widow and next of kin, for the wrongful death caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant. The plaintiff’s amended petition alleged negligence on defendant’s part in failing to provide and maintain a guard over a revolving shaft on which oil cups and connections protruded, used in operating a silo cutter from the power take-off of a tractor, and in failing to provide and install a guard furnished by the manufacturer. Other allegations of the petition referred to section 48-412, Comp. St. 1929, *691and to rules…