Heil v. Virgin Rule

Action for $20,000 damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff as the result of falling from a defective scaffold furnished by his employer, the defendant's testator, George A. Riddle, a roofing contractor. The unfortunate event occurred June 2, 1926, but the plaintiff did not bring suit until May 17, 1927, some three months after the death of Riddle, the employer, the action being instituted against the defendant Rule as executor of his estate. A demurrer to the petition was sustained, the plaintiff declined to plead further, judgment went against him and he has appealed.

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