Legal Opinion

Rawley v. Colliau

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided January 22, 1892PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Error to Wayne. (Brevoort, J.) Negligence case. Plaintiff brings error. 'The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtMorse, C. J.

The plaintiff is a blacksmith, 46 years of age, and had worked 20 years or more at his trade. He was in the employ of the defendants but a short time, but was familiar with the work in which he was employed at the time he was injured, and for which injury he brings this suit. At the time he was hurt he was holding a heavy iron bar against á section of boiler-iron, while another employé was holding a steel punch against the other side, and a third employé was striking the punch with a sledge-hammer, for the purpose of making holes through said plate or section of boiler-iron. A piece of steel…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Hefferen v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Wachsmuth v. Shaw Electric Crane Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Green v. SansomSupreme Court of Florida · 1899
  3. Williams v. Garbutt Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1909
  4. Meyer v. LadewigWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
  5. Kehoe v. AllenMichigan Supreme Court · 1892

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