McDonough v. Lanpher
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendants, Ovid P. Lanpber, Dudley B. Finch., James H. Skinner and Charles W. Williams, from an order of the District Court of Ramsey County, John W. Willis, J., made June 19, 1893, denying their motion for a new trial. The plaintiff, Bridget McDonough, was sixteen years old and in the employ of defendants.
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Appeal by defendants, Ovid P. Lanpber, Dudley B. Finch., James H. Skinner and Charles W. Williams, from an order of the District Court of Ramsey County, John W. Willis, J., made June 19, 1893, denying their motion for a new trial. The plaintiff, Bridget McDonough, was sixteen years old and in the employ of defendants. In going to her work about eight o’clock in the morning of May 7, 1892, she took the elevator to go up to the fifth story and was injured in the manner stated in the opinion. A guardian ad litem was appointed, and she brought this action and obtained a verdict for $1,250.…
1Opinion of the CourtGileillan, C. J.
The action is to recover for a personal injury. The defendants were engaged in business as wholesale dealers in hats, caps, furs, gloves, etc., and manufacturing and repairing furs and fur garments, carrying on the business in a five-story building on Fourth street, St. Paul. In the building was an elevator, running from the lowest to the highest story. The elevator was not inclosed with anything in the nature of wainscoting or boarding, but consisted of a platform or floor, with posts at the corners, and an intermediate post on each side extending up to the framework at the top. About three…
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