Buhler v. Maddison

MeDONOUGH, Justice.

This action was brought by plaintiff Buhler to recover damages for personal injuries suffered by him in the course of his employment while working on the Lone Pine lode mining claims near Elko, Nevada. Defendant W. E. Maddi-son and one Howard E. Grant were joint owners of these mining claims. In the complaint plaintiff alleges that Grant was the agent for Maddison, and that defendant failed to cover his employees with workmen’s compensation insurance, and that the injuries resulted from the negligence of defendant in furnishing defective fuse.

This case has been tried twice…