Legal Opinion
J. W. Bishop Co. v. Dodson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1907No. 668PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Virginia, at Danville.
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, District Judge.
On July 20, 1903, William Dodson, the plaintiff below, an employe of the J. W. Bishop Company, the plaintiff in error in this court, while carrying two pails of cement across a walkway consisting of 2 planks 10 indies wide, placed for the purpose between two parallel piers about 13-⅛ feet apart, fell to the ground below, a distance of 2o or 30 feet. He was seriously and permanently injured. He brought suit against the J. W. Bishop Company, and by the verdict of the jury was awarded $3,200. Judgment was entered against the defendant corporation for that amount, and it…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gila Valley, Globe & Northern Railway Co. v. LyonSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
- Phœnix Bridge Co. v. CastleberryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1904
- J. W. Bishop Co. v. ShelhorseCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1905
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Maryland Casualty Co. v. Cook-O'Brien Const. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
- Chandler v. St. Louis & San Francisco RailroadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1907
- Thrush v. FullhartCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1913
- William Sebald Brewing Co. v. TompkinsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1915