Reese v. Morgan Silver Mining Co.
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from tbe Third district court, Salt Lake county. A. G. Norrell, Judge. Action by E. W. Reese, administrator of Meredith Reese, against' the Morgan Silver Mining Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. Cited: Olsen v. By. Go., 9 Utah 129; FranMin v. By. Co., 83 Cal. 63; Souse v. Meyer, 100 Cal. 592; By. Go. v. Peterson, 55 Fed. R. 940; By. Go. y. Jarvi, 53 Fed.
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Appeal from tbe Third district court, Salt Lake county. A. G. Norrell, Judge. Action by E. W. Reese, administrator of Meredith Reese, against' the Morgan Silver Mining Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. Cited: Olsen v. By. Go., 9 Utah 129; FranMin v. By. Co., 83 Cal. 63; Souse v. Meyer, 100 Cal. 592; By. Go. v. Peterson, 55 Fed. R. 940; By. Go. y. Jarvi, 53 Fed. R. 65; Owens v. Bailroad Go., 26 Atl. 748; Bichmond & D. B. Go v, Bowers, 149 U. S. 43; Ballmer v. By. Go., 83 Wis. 459; Huntress v. By. Go , 34 Atl. 154; Beaver v! By Go , 43 Pae. 1136; Bowers v. By. Go., 4…
1Opinion of the Court
MINER, J.:
This appeal is taken from a judgment of nonsuit. PlaintiJb’s intestate was in tbe service of tbe respondent as a common miner in its mine at Park City, and was killed by falling from a ladder extending down tbe shaft in its mine, tbe rungs of which had, as alleged, become rotten, dangerous and unsafe. It appears that tbe mine was worked through a shaft and incline. Tbe incline ran down at an angle of 36 to 40 degrees for tbe first 100 feet, and then almost perpendicular for tbe next 100 feet, and at an angle of about SO degrees for tbe next 100 feet, making an incline of about 300…
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- Wines v. Rio Grande Western Railway Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1893
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