Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Weborg
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided December 18, 1942No. 31456PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSimmons, C. J.
Plaintiff here seeks to recover damages for personal injuries caused by a fall from the roof of a barn upon'which he was working for the defendant. At the close of plaintiff’s case, the court sustained the defendant’s motion for an instructed verdict. Plaintiff appeals. We conclude that the trial court erred.
The issue here presented is whether or not the plaintiff offered evidence sufficient to sustain a verdict for some amount.
Defendant undertook to place a corrugated iron roof on his barn. The barn was about 60 feet long with sides about *51822 feet in height. The barn had a gambrel roof. The…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. GotschallSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Caddy v. . Interborough Rapid Transit Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Stewart v. . FergusonNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Koepp v. National Enameling & Stamping Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
- Tralle v. Hartman Furniture & Carpet Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1928
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Continental Can Company, Inc., a Corporation v. Bernard F. Horton and Leroy L. Wade & Son, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- Benedict v. Eppley Hotel Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1954
- Oddo v. Speedway Scaffold Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1989
- Pollard v. ToddMontana Supreme Court · 1966
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