Boner v. Eastern Michigan Power Co.

Defendant, a construction company, employed plaintiff as a laborer while it was constructing a power house for the Au Sable Electric Company at Grand Rapids. The boilers, eight in number, were inclosed in masonry, and when finished the top thereof was about 20 feet from the floor. On the day in question several men, including plaintiff, were working on the header, the pipe which conveys the steam from the boiler to the engine. At the usual time, 11:30 a. m., the men laid aside their work 30 minutes for dinner. Plaintiff took his dinner pail and started up an iron ladder attached to the west…