Burns v. Sennett & Miller
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMcFarland, J.
This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of defendants. Verdict and judgment were for plaintiff; and defendants appeal from the judgment and from an order denying their motion for a new trial.
Appellants were stevedores; and at the time respondent was injured they were engaged in loading wheat into a certain ship named “ Chala,” for which purpose they had employed a gang of workmen, and a foreman named Wyatt. On June 7, 1889, respondent was one of the gang, and assisting to load the wheat into said ship. His particular work at the…
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