Legal Opinion
Lang v. William Bros Boiler & Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided October 4, 1957No. 37,114, 37,115PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Knutson, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the trial court vacating and setting aside a dismissal of plaintiff’s cause of action and declaring void a release signed by plaintiff.
Joseph Lang, an employee of Acme Transfer Company, was injured on May 31, 1955, when he was struck by a ladder which fell from the roof of a building adjacent to an alley where he was making a delivery. The ladder belonged to William Bros Boiler and Manufacturing Company, referred to hereinafter as Bros, which was doing some work on the building.
Manufacturers and Merchants Indemnity Company was insurer on…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Fort Worth Lloyds v. HaygoodTexas Supreme Court · 1952
- Smith v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Sweat v. AllenSupreme Court of Florida · 1941
- Benoit Coal Mining Co. v. MooreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926
- Western Maryland Railway Co. v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1932
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Henning v. WinemanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. Wood Et AlSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1967
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