Acme Cement Plaster Co. v. Westman
Wyoming Supreme Court
Error to the District Court, Albany County; Hon. Charles E. Carpenter, Judge. The action was by Carl Westman against the Acme Cement Plaster Company for damages for injuries received by the plaintiff while employed as a fireman in the defendant’s mill. The material facts are stated in the opinion. Judgment was rendered for the plaintiff, and defendant prosecuted error. The several motions to make the petition more definite and certain should have been sustained.
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Error to the District Court, Albany County; Hon. Charles E. Carpenter, Judge. The action was by Carl Westman against the Acme Cement Plaster Company for damages for injuries received by the plaintiff while employed as a fireman in the defendant’s mill. The material facts are stated in the opinion. Judgment was rendered for the plaintiff, and defendant prosecuted error. The several motions to make the petition more definite and certain should have been sustained. It was indefinite and uncertain with reference to the results of the injury complained of which, as appeared by the petition itself,…
1Opinion of the Court
Beard, Chiee Justice.
Carl Westman, defendant in error, brought this action against The Acme Cement Plaster Company, a corporation, ^plaintiff in error, to recover damages for a personal injury alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligence of .said company. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict in favor of Westman and against the company for ',$11,900. A motion for a new trial was denied and judgment ■entered on the verdict. The company brings error.
For convenience the defendant in error will be referred to as plaintiff, and plaintiff in error as defendant.
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