Legal Opinion

Gilman v. G. W. Dart Hardware Co.

Montana Supreme Court

Decided October 17, 1910No. 2,872PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Beaverhead County; Blew. L. Callaway, Judge. Action by John M. Gilman against tbe O. W. Dart Hardware Company. Judgment for tbe plaintiff, and tbe defendant appeals from it and an order denying a new trial.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Smith

delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.

Tbe plaintiff in tbis action is tbe father of J. L. Gilman, wbo at tbe time of bis death was about eighteen, years of age. He was billed through tbe alleged negligence of tbe defendant corporation and its managing agent, one Connolly, in putting bfm, its employee, to worb in a trench without warning as to its dangerous condition. Tbe trial resulted in a verdict for $3,000 in favor of tbe plaintiff. Judgment was entered on tbe verdict, from which judgment and an order denying a new trial tbe defendant has appealed. '

1. It is contended that tbe complaint does…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Birkett v. . Knickerbocker Ice Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1888
  2. Pierce v. ConnersSupreme Court of Colorado · 1894
  3. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. ComptonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1890
  4. Rosenkranz v. Lindell Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1891
  5. Agricultural & Mechanical Ass'n v. State ex rel. CartyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1889

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Burns v. EmingerMontana Supreme Court · 1929
  2. Bracy v. Great Northern Railway Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1959
  3. Coliseum Motor Co. v. HesterWyoming Supreme Court · 1931
  4. Liston v. ReynoldsMontana Supreme Court · 1923
  5. D'Angelo v. Rutland Railway Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1927

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