Perkins v. Oxford Paper Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On motion and exceptions by defendant. Action on the case brought under Revised Statutes, chapter 89, section 9, by the plaintiff as administrator of the estate of Arthur N. Perkins, deceased intestate, for the benefit of the widow of said Arthur N. Perkins, and against the defendant corporation to recover damages for the death of the said Arthur N. Perkins, such death having been caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant corporation.
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On motion and exceptions by defendant. Action on the case brought under Revised Statutes, chapter 89, section 9, by the plaintiff as administrator of the estate of Arthur N. Perkins, deceased intestate, for the benefit of the widow of said Arthur N. Perkins, and against the defendant corporation to recover damages for the death of the said Arthur N. Perkins, such death having been caused by the alleged negligence of the defendant corporation. The declaration in the plaintiff’s writ is as follows: "In a plea of the case. For that the defendant, on the 23rd day of November, 1906, was the owner,…
1Opinion of the CourtCornish, J.
This is an action on the case brought under section 9 of chapter 89 of the Revised Statutes, for the benefit of the widow of Arthur N. Perkins the intestate, for the death of said intestate caused by injuries received by him while in the employment of the defendant corporation. The case is before this court on motion and exceptions by defendant. •
There was little conflict of testimony. The undisputed facts are as follows. Arthur N. Perkins at the time of the accident was thirty-two years of age and had been employed by the defendant as an engineer for about five years. He had charge of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Rooney v. Sewall & Day Cordage Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1894
- Russell v. TillotsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1885
- Ford v. Mount Tom Sulphite Pulp Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
- Mulchahey v. Washburn Car Wheel Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
- Hodnett v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
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