Roche v. Llewellyn Iron Works Co.
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. E. W. Freeman, John T. Jones, and Lucius. K. Chase, for Appellant. The defendant was not bound to investigate the premises of the electric company, which alone, as proprietor of the premises, was bound to exercise reasonable care toward the servant of its customer or contractor.
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The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. E. W. Freeman, John T. Jones, and Lucius. K. Chase, for Appellant. The defendant was not bound to investigate the premises of the electric company, which alone, as proprietor of the premises, was bound to exercise reasonable care toward the servant of its customer or contractor. (1 Thompson on Negligence, 968, 978, 979; Coughtry v. Globe Woolen Co., 56 N. Y. 124.1) The plaintiff was bound to prove his case as laid, and to show that the accident arose only from the cause alleged. (Musbach v. Wisconsin Chair Co., 108 Wis. 57; Bien v. Unger, 64…
1Opinion of the CourtAngellotti, J.
This action was brought to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been suffered by plaintiff by reason of the negligence of his employer, the defendant corporation. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and from the judgment entered thereon and from an order denying a new trial defendant has appealed.
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