Sheppard v. Wichita Ice & Cold Storage Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Sedgwick district court; Thomas C. Wilson, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
*510The opinion of the court was delivered by
Porter, J.:
The plaintiff sued to recover damages, for injuries caused by his falling into an open tank of hot water while in the defendant’s employ. The jury awarded him damages in the sum of $2000. The defendant appeals.
The defense was contributory negligence. The plaintiff had been in the employ of the defendant five and one-half days. He had only been at work in and about the room where the accident occurred half a day. The room was undergoing repairs, and the floor was being-taken up and the plaintiff was engaged in carrying out the lumber. The…
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