Balaklala Consol. Copper Co. v. Reardon
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Second Division of the Northern District of California; William C. Van Fleet, Judge. Action by J. E. Reardon, administrator of Frank Whitsett, deceased, against the Balaldala Consolidated Copper Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Frank WMtsett, tlie deceased, and his brother, Fred Whitsett, were employed to operate a Burleigh drill in the defendant’s mine.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Second Division of the Northern District of California; William C. Van Fleet, Judge. Action by J. E. Reardon, administrator of Frank Whitsett, deceased, against the Balaldala Consolidated Copper Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Frank WMtsett, tlie deceased, and his brother, Fred Whitsett, were employed to operate a Burleigh drill in the defendant’s mine. The deceased was an experienced miner, and was known as a machine man. His brother was a machine man’s helper, or chuck tender. The drill was operated by…
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] Error is assigned to a statement made by counsel for the plaintiff, in the presence of the jury, to the effect that the defendant had indemnity insurance against the accident, and that the insurance company was defending the action through its own counsel. On the examination of one of the talesmen, on his voir dire, by Sir. Cannon, counsel for the plaintiff, the following colloquy was had:
“Mr. Cannon: Q. Have you any connection, either as a stockholder or otherwise, with an indemnity company, or organization for the purpose of insuring people against…
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