Laird v. Boston & Maine Railroad
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Action, for personal injury brought under the employers’ liability act, Laws 1911, c. 163, ss. 1, 2. Trial by jury and verdict for the defendants. Exceptions taken by the plaintiff to the introduction of evidence are stated in the opinion. Transferred from the April term, 1920, of the superior court by Branch, J.
1Opinion of the CourtPlummer, J.
The plaintiff was employed by the defendants as a rivet heater, and his work required him to heat and carry rivets to the riveters. The rivets occasionally, before use, became too cold for riveting, in which case they were returned to the forge, and reheated. Upon the occasion of the accident, November 3, 1913, a fellow employee returned a rivet to the forge by throwing it. This rivet hit the plaintiff in the right eye, causing the injuries complained of. It is the claim of the plaintiff, substantiated by his evidence, that his eye was seriously injured by the accident, and that his sight was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Miller v. EwingMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1850
- Martin, Admx. v. N. York N. England R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1892
- Anthony v. New York, Providence, & Boston RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1894
- Kenerson v. HenryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
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- Beers v. DavidsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1924
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