Aga v. Harbach
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polh District- Court. — IIpN. C. P. Holmes, Judge. AgtioN at law to recover damages for personal injury. At the close of the evidence, the court directed a verdict for the defendant, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Weavee, J.-
The defendant is a manufacturer of furniture in the city of Des Moines, Iowa. One of the shops in which this business is carried on is several stories in height, and in .the basement of the building is a boiler and engine, which supply the power for operating the machinery upon *145the several floors above. The evidence shows without dispute that on December 11, 1899, the plaintiff, who is an engineer, was in actual charge of the engine and engine room, and that while so engaged he attempted to adjust an incandescent electric lamp by which the room was lighted, and, on taking hold of…
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