Cooney v. Portland Terminal Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions by plaintiff. Exceptions overruled. This is an action on the case to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by reason of the negligence of the defendant. Plea, general issue. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s evidence, the presiding Justice ordered a nonsuit, and the plaintiff excepted to said order. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSavage, C. J.
Case to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. A nonsuit was ordered, and the case comes up on plaintiff’s exceptions to that order.
*330The plaintiff was employed by the defendant as a carpenter in its car repair shops, and had been so employed four or five years. In the course of the work in the carpenter’s department it became necessary occasionally to cut off rivets with cold chisels. This work was customarily done by the carpenters as a part of their work. The plaintiff had on several occasions done this kind of work, either holding a…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Donahue v. Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1919
- Bubar v. BernardoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1942
- Duncan v. Growers Equipment Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1941