Luke v. Coffee
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the First Judicial District of the State of Nevada, Esmeralda County; F. P. Pangan, Judge. Action by George Luke against Harry Coffee and others. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendants appeal. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Sweeney, J.:
This action was brought by the respondent to recover damages in the sumbf $5,169 and costs of suit, for personal injuries received by him by reason of the falling of a building, which was being erected on one of the main streets in the town of Goldfield, by the defendants. The appellants Coffee and Goodfriend, in response to the summons, appeared and demurred to the complaint, which being overruled, said appellants filed their answer disclaiming any liability. The cause was regularly set for trial for a certain day agreeable to attorneys for both parties, at…
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