Brown v. Levy
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 22 — Action oar James E.' Brown Against Levy Bbos, &o., fob Personal Injuries — APPEAL PROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, EQUITY DIVISION.
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Case 22 — Action oar James E.' Brown Against Levy Bbos, &o., fob Personal Injuries — APPEAL PROM JEFFERSON CIRCUIT COURT, EQUITY DIVISION. Judgment for Defendants and Plaintiff Appeals. 1. It is the duty of the master to furnish his servant with proper appliance for the execution of his work, and to associate with him competent co-employes. 2. Where a master has expressly promised to repair a defect, the servant can recover for an injury caused thereby within such a period of time after the promise, as it would he reasonable to allow for its performance; and the same principle applies to a…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the court by
JUDGE WHITE
Reversing.
The appellant brought this action for damages for personal injuries received while in the employ of appel-lees. It is charged in the petition that appellant was ■employed to overhaul and repair the elevator in use in .appellees’ building, and in such employment it was necessary for appellant to have an assistant; that appellees ■employed as such assistant one Reece; and that by reason of the carelessness and negligence of Reece, while he and appellant were engaged in the repair of the elevator, appellant was injured, and for that injury a recovery…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Breckenridge Co. v. HicksCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1893
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- Reiser v. Southern Planing Mill & Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1902
- Consolidation Coal Co. v. HamiltonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916