Legal Opinion
De Haven v. Hennessey Bros. & Evans Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 29, 1905No. 1,355PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio.
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARDS, Circuit Judge.
This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries caused by the accidental fall of an elevat- or or hoist in use in a courthouse in course of construction at Xenia, Ohio. The defendant company was the contractor; the plaintiff a physician who, upon the invitation of the superintendent of construction, was visiting the building to observe the progress of the work. The negligence charged was that of the engineer who was operating the elevator. At the conclusion of the plaintiff’s testimony the court directed a verdict for the defendant.
The testimony tended to…
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- Corrigan v. Union Sugar RefineryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Ellsworth v. MetheneyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1900
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