Inland Steel Co. v. Smith
Indiana Court of Appeals
Erom Laporte Superior Court; Charles H. Truesdell, Special Judge. Action by Ered Smith against the Inland Steel Company. Erom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. (Appealed to the Supreme Court under subd. 3, §1337j Burns 1901, Acts 1901, p. 565, §10. See 168 Ind. 245.)
1Opinion of the CourtBlack, J.
The appellee recovered judgment against the appellant for a personal injury. In the complaint it was shown that the appellant owned and operated a large steel manufacturing plant at Indiana Harbor; that on the morning of June 12, 1902, the appellee was employed by the appellant; that through its officers and agents the appellant directed the appellee to engage in the work of fastening certain cleats, for the hanging of electric wires, to a certain tall pillar in appellant’s mill, which direction was a reasonable one, and the appellee obeyed it, as it was his duty to do; that the cleats were…
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