Storey v. J. C. Mardis Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Polk District Court. — Lawrence DeG-raff, Judge. Action for damages by an administratrix for the wrongful death of her intestate, who was accidentally killed in the course of his employment as an employee of the defendant. There ivas a verdict for the plaintiff, and the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The defendant is a general contractor, and as such, employs men of various trades in the performance of his contracts. At the time of the accident in question, the defendant ivas engaged in performing a contract for the remodeling and repairing of the Shops Building in Des Moines. For this purpose, he had in his employ carpenters, bricklayers, plumbers, painters, etc. The deceased ivas a bricklayer, and ivas engaged in the defendant’s employ as such. He was engaged in taking doAvn and rebuilding a part of the Avail. The place of his work was four stories above the ground, and he occupied a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Chicago & Alton Railroad v. ScanlanIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Chambers v. American Tin Plate Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1904
- Liedke v. Moran Bros.Washington Supreme Court · 1906
- McBeath v. RawleIllinois Supreme Court · 1901
- Bourbonnais v. West Boylston Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
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