Richardson v. Babcock & Wilcox Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts. Actions by Lizzie A. Richardson, administratrix, against the Babcock & Wilcox Company. Judgments for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, District Judge.
The records before us present two cases of Mrs. Richardson, administratrix, against the Babcock & Wilcox Company, one for the death of her husband and the other for conscious suffering. Both cases are controlled by the conclusion which we reach, that of nonliability. The liability in personal injury cases, speaking generally, springs either from relationship or duty, as, for instance, in one class of cases, the obligation grows out of the relationship between employer and employé. The obligation of the employer is to furnish a reasonably safe place and reasonably safe…
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