Comben v. Belleville Stone Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Lippincott, J.

On March 7th, 1894, one Robert Comben, the intestate of the plaintiff in error, was employed by the defendant in error in working in its stone or rock quarry at Avondale, in the State of New Jersey, and whilst so working he was, by the operation of the machinery and appliances of the defendant in use in its quarry, thrown from a ledge of rock where he was working and killed. The plaintiff in error is his widow, and sues the defendant company for damages resulting to her as his widow, and to his two brothers, as his next of kin. At the…