Pettee v. Noyes
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county to recover $10,000 for injury received by plaintiff minor while upon the premises of defendants. The answer set up a settlement between the parties made under the provisions of the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The case was tried before Brill, J., who granted defendant’s motion to dismiss the action. From the order denying his motion for a new trial, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Plaintiff’s son, 18 years of age, entered the service-of defendants, intending thereunder to become an operator of an electric passenger elevator located in defendants’ place of business. He was without previous experience in that line of employment, was not licensed for that occupation as required by section 1432, G-. S. 1913, and defendants placed him in charge of a regular operator of the elevator to qualify him for the work. He thus became an apprentice, and remained under the tutelage of the instructor for a week or more, and thereafter operated the elevator in his absence. On May 19,…
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