Frank Unnewehr Co. v. Standard Life & Accident Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio. Action by the Frank Unnewehr Company against the Standard Fife & Accident Insurance Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WARRINGTON, Circuit Judge.
The question in this case stated broadly is whether, in view of an Ohio statute (Rev. St. Ohio, § (>98(01) forbidding placing a child under the age of 16 years “at employment whereby its life or limb is endangered,” an employer can knowingly put a child under that age at work within close proximity to a large circular saw, and then recover from an indemnity insurance company the amount of a judgment paid by the employer to the child for injuries suffered from the saw while not engaged in line of duty, notwithstanding a condition of the insurance policy which exempts…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Johnson v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Union Pacific Railway Co. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Railroad Company v. FortSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- United States v. MorrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1840
- Sterling v. Union Carbide Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1905
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by15 opinions
- Victoria Druding v. Care AlternativesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2020
- Beatty v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1933
- Sargent Manufacturing Co. v. Travelers' InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1911
- Burk v. Montana Power Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1927
- United States v. Illinois Cent. R.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1910
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.