Marshall v. Kansas City Hay Press Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. C. L. Dobson, Judge. (1) The master is bound to use ordinary care and diligence to provide for the use of his servants sound and safe materials, instruments, and accommodations.
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Appeal from the Jackson Circuit Court. — Hon. C. L. Dobson, Judge. (1) The master is bound to use ordinary care and diligence to provide for the use of his servants sound and safe materials, instruments, and accommodations. He must, therefore, use ordinary care to provide for his servants a reasonably safe place in which to do their work, and this obligation on the part of the master extends to providing the servant with a safe place to stay while waiting to go to work, a safe means of access and departure and to all structures intended for the accommodation of his servants. 1 Sherman…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, P. J.
Pleading. This is an action to recover damages for personal injuries. The petition in substance states that plaintiff is the widow of Jerome Marshall, deceased, and that the defendant corporation was engaged in the hay press and foundry business on certain premises in Kansas City, and that the said Jerome Marshall, deceased, was in the employ 0£ <jef en(iant, on and about its said *259premises as a moulder; that in connection with its said premises, the defendant was the owner and had control of a certain privy for the use of its employes engaged at work on and about its said premises, and the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Keegan v. KavanaughSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
- Conroy v. Vulcan Iron WorksSupreme Court of Missouri · 1876
- Porter v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1879
- Ryan v. . FowlerNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
- Bell v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1880
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