Legal Opinion

Brusseau v. Lower Brick Co.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 7, 1907PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from Woodbury District Court.— Blow. William Hutchinson, Judge. Action for damages caused by the breaking of an elevator cable. Judgment was entered for plaintiff. The defendant appeals.—

1Opinion of the Court

Ladd, J.—

The plaintiff was an employe of the defendant, and at the instance of its foreman was engaged in removing building blocks from the upper floors of its building. He had placed about one hundred and twenty of these blocks on a car and run it on the freight elevator. As this was descending, the cable broke, precipitating him, with the load, to the bottom, and seriously injuring him. Several errors are complained of as having occurred in the trial.

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Martin v. Des Moines Edison Light Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1906
  2. Howard v. Beldenville Lumber Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
  3. Foley v. Cudahy Packing Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1903
  4. Armour v. RussellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
  5. Stomne v. Hanford Produce Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1899

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Jessup v. DavisNebraska Supreme Court · 1926
  2. Swaim v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1919
  3. State v. NormanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907
  4. Raines v. WilsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1931
  5. Clark ex rel. Clark v. Van VleckSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907

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