McMahon v. O'Donnell
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for Lancaster county. Tried below before Chapman, J. Grizzle v. Frost, 3 F. & F. [Eng.], 622; R. Co. v. Fort, 17 Wall. [U. S.], 553; Coombs v. Cordage Co., 102 Mass., 572; Jones v. Cotton Mills, 82 Ya., 140; Cleveland Rolling Mill Co. v. Corrigan, 20 N. E. Rep., 466; Robertson v. Cornelson, 34 Fed. Rep., 716; Brazil Block Coal Co. v. Gaffney, 21 N. E. Rep., 1102; Hickey v. Taaffe, 12 N. E. Rep., 286; Ry.
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Error to the district court for Lancaster county. Tried below before Chapman, J. Grizzle v. Frost, 3 F. & F. [Eng.], 622; R. Co. v. Fort, 17 Wall. [U. S.], 553; Coombs v. Cordage Co., 102 Mass., 572; Jones v. Cotton Mills, 82 Ya., 140; Cleveland Rolling Mill Co. v. Corrigan, 20 N. E. Rep., 466; Robertson v. Cornelson, 34 Fed. Rep., 716; Brazil Block Coal Co. v. Gaffney, 21 N. E. Rep., 1102; Hickey v. Taaffe, 12 N. E. Rep., 286; Ry. Co. v. Stout, 17 Wall. [U. S.], 65.7; Huff v. Ames, 16 Neb., 139; Fisk v. R. Co., 13 Pac. Rep., 144; Jones v. Mining Co., 66 Wis., 268. , Nolan v. N. Y., etc., R.…
1Opinion of the CourtMaxwell, J.
This is au action brought by the plaintiff against the defendant to recover damages for the loss of three fingers cut off in a straw cutter.
On the trial of the cause in the court below, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant, and judgment was rendered thereon, dismissing the action.
The testimony tends to show that about the 1st of August, 1887, the plaintiff, who was then about thirteen years of age, was employed by the wife of the defendant to assist in caring for the defendant’s children and in the performance of the lighter household duties. The arrangement seems to have been made…
2Cited by1 opinion
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