Meyer v. Haas
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
GRAY, C.
0. —Action for injuries to the person. Defendants appeal from a judgment in plaintiff’s favor for fifteen hundred dollars and from an order denying a new trial.
The plaintiff fell into an insufficiently guarded elevator shaft which was maintained by defendants near the middle of the sidewalk immediately in front of their place of business in the city of Los Angeles. The result of his fall was three or four broken ribs and internal injuries apparently of a nature to permanently disqualify him for the performance of hard work, such as he had previously been accustomed to. The defense…
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