Van Ornum v. Otter Tail Power Company
North Dakota Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
STRUTZ, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff, as surviving wife, brought this action under the North Dakota Death by Wrongful Act statute, Chapter 32-21, North Dakota Century Code. Her husband, a licensed master plumber, at the time of his death was an employee of Pfaff Sheet Metal, an Enderlin firm which had been the successful bidder on part of the work in constructing an addition to the Jamestown High School. The deceased was acting as foreman for his employer on the project.
The accident occurred early in the morning of November 3, 1967, in a sump room in the basement of the new addition. This room…
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