Morey v. Shenango Furnace Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action by the administratrix of the estate of Nelson L. Morey, deceased, against Shenango Furnace Company and Daniel Peacock, in the district court for St. Louis county, to recover $5,000 for the death of her intestate while in the employ of defendant furnace company. From an order, Dibell, J., overruling defendant Peacock’s demurrer to the complaint, he appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
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Plaintiff, as administratrix of one Morey, deceased, brought this action against defendant furnace company, for which company he had worked in the capacity of an engineer upon a steam shovel, and the general superintendent of the company. The complaint, among other things, alleged that “by reason of the negligent and careless conduct of said defendants in (1) failing to employ competent servants for that purpose, and by reason of the careless and (2) negligent conduct of said defendants in employing employees who could not understand or talk the English language and appreciate the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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