Whitworth v. Shurk
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. William M. Kinsey, Judge. (1) An ordinary ladder which is used from place to place in the course of work and which has no prongs or hooks or other appliances to keep it from slipping, is not a dangerous appliance, but a very simple one and safe in the hands of an experienced man for such uses as ladders are usually applied.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. William M. Kinsey, Judge. (1) An ordinary ladder which is used from place to place in the course of work and which has no prongs or hooks or other appliances to keep it from slipping, is not a dangerous appliance, but a very simple one and safe in the hands of an experienced man for such uses as ladders are usually applied. Actionable negligence cannot be predicated upon the failure of the employer to maintain hooks or prongs or other guards upon ladders of this character to keep them front slipping while workmen are engaged in work upon them.…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
This is an action to recover for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff while in the employ of defendant as the latter’s servant. The trial below, before the court and a jury, resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $1,700, and the defendant prosecutes the appeal.
At the time of plaintiff’s injury, to wit, February 17, 1914, he was in defendant’s service as a structural iron worker, and was assisting in erecting some structural iron or steel work in a building which defendant was erecting in the city of St. Louis. Plaintiff was under the immediate supervision of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Blundell v. Wm. A. Miller Elevator Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1905
- Dean v. Kansas City, St. Louis & Chicago RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1906
- Reynolds v. St. Louis Transit Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1905
- Ballard v. Kansas CityMissouri Court of Appeals · 1905
- Garard v. Manufacturers' Coal & Coke Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1907
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- Jones v. Queen City Wood Works Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1922