Higgins v. Williams
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Sujierior Court of the City and County of San Francisco and" from an order denying a new trial. John Hunt, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Belcher, C.
The plaintiff, a minor eighteen years of age, was employed by defendants in digging a trench for the construction of a sewer in the city of Modesto. While so employed he was seriously injured by the falling of an iron bucket, which was being used to hoist the earth from the bottom of the trench. He brought this action, by his guardian ad litem, to recover damages for the injuries sustained, and recovered a verdict, on which judgment was entered, for the sum of three thou*179sand dollars, from which judgment and an order denying their motion for a new trial defendants appeal.
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