Aphoresmenos v. McIntosh
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Muskegon; Sullivan, J. Case by Christ Aphoresmenos, as administrator of the estate of Frank Aphoresmenos, deceased, against Alexander McIntosh, for injuries resulting in the death of plaintiff’s decedent. Judgment for defendant on a verdict directed by the court. Plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtBird, J.
Defendant was engaged at Muskegon in the work of razing an old brick and cement building preparatory to the erection of a new one. The brick had been removed, leaving a cement wall and a footing upon which it rested. The wall and footing together were from three to five feet in height. The wall was one foot thick, and the footing was two feet *682thick. The process of removing the cement was to dig a trench along the outer wall to the depth of the footing, and then break up the concrete and roll the pieces into the trench. Plaintiffs intestate was employed as a common laborer, and was set to work…
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