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Massey-Harris Co. v. Gill

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided March 30, 1933No. 725Published

1Opinion of the Court

COTTERAL, Circuit Judge.

The Massey-Harris Company appeals from a judgment in favor of George A. Gill, in a suit he brought to recover damages sustained when a tractor owned by the company ran upon and injured him.

It was specified in thé petition that the defendant, a manufacturer of farm machinery, was demonstrating its tractors during a tractor show at Wichita, Kan., to a large number of persons, including the plaintiff; that the defendant left one of the tractors in gear and unguarded, and some one, either an employee of the company or a bystander, pressed the starter button, which caused…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railway Co. v. KelloggSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Scheffer v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
  3. District of Columbia v. ColtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  4. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co. v. DuranSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  5. Coast S. S. Co. v. BradyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1925

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