Kellogg v. Stephens Lumber Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Otsego; Sharpe, J. Case by Julia Kellogg, administratrix of the estate of Frank Kellogg, deceased, against the Stephens Lumber Company, for negligently causing the death of plaintiff’s intestate. From a judgment for defendant on verdict directed by the court, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The defendant owned and operated a sawmill, in which plaintiff’s intestate worked in the capacity of a laborer, and, at the time of the accident which caused his death, his business was “ clearing the saw;” i. e., taking away the slabs and lumber which fell from the saw, and putting them upon rollers in motion, which removed them. To do this he stood in a space about 3-J- or 3 feet long, between the saw table and the “live rollers.” The *224saw that was being operated was a circular saw. It ran in a table 30 inches above the floor, upon which the saw clearer was expected to stand, and the live…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Baltimore Elevator Co. v. NealCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1886
3Cited by1 opinion
- Jackson v. Schillinger Bros.Michigan Supreme Court · 1914