Denver & Rio Grande Railroad v. Komfala
Supreme Court of Colorado
Action against employer for personal injuries sustained by employe. Judgment for plaintiff. ' Error to the District Court of Fremont County, Hon. James L. Cooper, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Denison
Komfala had judgment for injuries from a fall which he claimed was caused by the neglect of the railroad company to furnish a safe place to work. He was employed by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company and was at work in the Royal Gorge. He was directed to climb a cliff *319twenty feet high and did so with a ladder sixteen feet long, pulling himself from the top of the ladder to the top of the cliff by taking hold of a crevice in the rock. He stood upon a bench above the cliff and held a guy rope until directed to come down. He testified that he said it was dangerous, but that the foreman…
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