Carrigan v. Stillwell
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Motion and exceptions by defendant. Statutory action by the administrator of the estate of Mary F. Carrigan, his intestate, to recover damages for the death of the said Mary F. Carrigan, who was burned to death in a fire which destroyed a certain three story building, in Bangor, owned by the defendant, and in which said building the said deceased was employed at the time of her death.
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Motion and exceptions by defendant. Statutory action by the administrator of the estate of Mary F. Carrigan, his intestate, to recover damages for the death of the said Mary F. Carrigan, who was burned to death in a fire which destroyed a certain three story building, in Bangor, owned by the defendant, and in which said building the said deceased was employed at the time of her death. The plaintiff alleged that under the statute — now § 38 of chapter 28, R. S. 1903 — it was the duty of the defendant to have provided said building with suitable and sufficient fire escapes, outside stairs or…
1Opinion of the CourtWiswell, C. J.
This case has before been to the law court, 97 Maine, 247; at that time upon the defendant’s demurrer to the plaintiff’s declaration, and the questions then presented and considered were as to the sufficiency of the allegations contained in the declaration. At that time the declaration was held sufficient and the case was sent back for trial. Now, after a trial resulting, in a verdict for the plaintiff, the case again comes to the court, the question now presented being, whether the evidence of the plaintiff is sufficient to authorize the maintenance of the action, and to warrant the verdict…
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