Field v. Northwest Steel Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Henry E. McGinn, Judge. Department 1. Statement by Mr. Justice Burnett. The plaintiff, Albert Field, brings this action to recover damages for injuries -which he suffered while in the employ of the defendant, Northwest Steel Company, a corporation, as an operator of a pneumatic riveting hammer.
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From Multnomah: Henry E. McGinn, Judge. Department 1. Statement by Mr. Justice Burnett. The plaintiff, Albert Field, brings this action to recover damages for injuries -which he suffered while in the employ of the defendant, Northwest Steel Company, a corporation, as an operator of a pneumatic riveting hammer. The parts of the complaint essential for a determination of the questions involved are as follows: “At the time and place above named, this plaintiff was under the direction and control, and subject to the orders and commands of Jesse Lilly, a foreman of said defendant corporation, who…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett
The pneumatic hammer with which the plaintiff was working may be described for the purposes of this opinion as follows: Inside a double walled tube is a steel rod called a plunger, one inch in diameter, about four inches long, and weighing about one pound. In front of this plunger is another movable part called a die, having a stem 1 3/16 inches in diameter and 2% inches in length, and a head 1% inches in diameter and in length; the whole die weighing about two pounds. The .plunger works easily in a portion of the tube slightly larger than its own diameter. The part of the tube in which the…
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- Manning v. Portland Ship Building Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1908
- Maynard v. Oregon RailroadOregon Supreme Court · 1903
- Rogers v. Portland Lumber Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1909
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