Colorado Milling & Elevator Co. v. Bright

Bright had a verdict and judgment below for personal injuries caused by the alleged negligence of the plaintiff in error. The case comes here on writ of error and motion for supersedeas.

The principal contention is that there was no evidence of negligence. Plaintiff was injured by falling into a cement pit, in an engine room under construction, which pit was made to accommodate a large fly wheel. The pit was five feet wide, five feet deep and say twenty-five feet long. It was bridged near the middle by four planks, each two inches thick and one foot wide. The plaintiff was engaged with three…