Tanner v. Harper
Supreme Court of Colorado
Error to the District Court of Teller County. Action by defendant in error to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been caused by the negligence of plaintiffs in error. From a verdict and judgment in the sum of five thousand five hundred dollars, the defendants bring the case here for review on error.
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Error to the District Court of Teller County. Action by defendant in error to recover damages for personal injuries claimed to have been caused by the negligence of plaintiffs in error. From a verdict and judgment in the sum of five thousand five hundred dollars, the defendants bring the case here for review on error. The errors assigned are: permitting an amended complaint to be filed; refusal to strike certain testimony; overruling motions for non-suit and to direct verdict for defendants; the giving and refusal of instructions; alleged improper statements of counsel, and the examination of…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Gabbert
Plaintiff was in the employ of defendants, who were engaged in operating a mine under a lease, and while in the discharge of his duties growing out of such employment, was injured by a truck falling down a winze in which he was at work. The complaint filed averred that the injury sustained was caused by the negligent manner the defendants operated their mining property, and the defective construction of certain specified appliances therein. - To-this complaint an answer was filed to which the plaintiff replied. Afterwards, over the objection of the defendants, plaintiff was permitted to file…
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