Legal Opinion

Vota v. Ohio Copper Co.

Utah Supreme Court

Decided December 31, 1912No. 2338PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from District Court, Third District; Hon. M. L. Ritchie, Judge. Action by Martino Vota against the Ohio Copper Company. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtFrick, C. J.

Appellant brought this action to recover damages for an injury to bis arm wbicb be alleges Avas caused through the negligence of respondent. In his complaint he, in substance, alleged that on the 1st day of February, 1910, he Avas employed by respondent as a mucker in its mine in Bingham Canyon, Utah; that on that day he was ordered, with five others, to go to the surface of the mine and unload some timbers from a flat car which was to be done by means of a hoisting engine in charge of an engineer and cables; that, in obedience to the order aforesaid, he, with his fellow workmen, went to the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Shepherd v. Denver & Rio Grande RailroadUtah Supreme Court · 1912

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. HoustonUtah Supreme Court · 2015
  2. Grow v. Oregon Short Line Ry. Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1913
  3. People v. AmdurCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
  4. Dimmick v. Utah Fuel Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1917
  5. Arrascada v. Silver King Coalition Mines Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1919

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