M. O'Connor & Co. v. Gillaspy
Indiana Supreme Court
From Boone Circuit Court; Samuel B. Artman, Judge. Action by James C. Gillaspy against M. O’Connor & Co. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
Appellee recovered a judgment of $9,000 on account of personal injuries received while in appellant’s employ from the falling of an elevator. The complaint charged appellant with negligence: (a) in failing to inspect properly, and to keep in good working order the elevator, and in using a hoisting rope thereon that was worn and partly broken; (b) in violating an ordinance of the city of Indianapolis which required all counterweight and hoisting cables used in elevators to be metallic with hemp centers; (c) in violating an ordinance of said city requiring every cable-hoisted elevator car, or…
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