Geldard v. Marshall
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Arthur L. Frazer, Judge. Action for damages by Matthew Geldard against J. I. Marshall, resulting in a verdict for defendant, from which plaintiff appeals. The main opinion was written by Mr. Chief Justice AVolvertoN, and after his resignation and retirement, a further opinion on a petition for a rehearing was written by Mr. Chief Justice BeaN. Reversed.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Wolverton
This is a second appeal by plaintiff in this action, he having failed to secure a verdict and judgment, of which he complains. The facts developed at the trial are substantially the same as those appearing at the former trial. The statement thereof as formerly made (43 Or. 438, 73 Pac. 330) will therefore suffice for the present.
The pivotal, and, as we have concluded, the vital, question impending, arises upon the defendant’s attempt to *273establish the existence of an alleged custom between the master and his workmen, whereby, the master having furnished suitable appliances, the workmen are…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Geldard v. MarshallOregon Supreme Court · 1903
- Brady v. NorcrossMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
- Great Northern Ry. Co. v. McLaughlinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1895
- Robinson v. George F. Blake Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
- Brady v. NorcrossMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
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