Denver & Rio Grande Railroad v. Sporleder
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the District Court of El Paso Coimty. Eon. Louis W. Cunningham, Judge. Action by Michael Sporleder against Tbe Den- ' ver & Rio Grande Railroad Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bailey
In the early part of August, 1901, plaintiff applied to the construction foreman of defendant for a *144position to do carpenter work. He was employed, and at the time of his employment was informed by tbe foreman that be might be required to do some other work than carpentering in connection with the bridge and building construction. He was put to work on the baggage room of defendant’s depot in Colorado Springs, which was then in course of construction. It appears that the walls of this building were constructed of stone and that the stone masons had prepared the openings which were to be used…
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- Cripple Creek Sampling & Ore Co. v. SouzaSupreme Court of Colorado · 1906
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