Lee v. H. N. Leighton Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $5,152 for personal injuries. The facts are stated in the opinion. The case was tried before Holt, J., and a jury , which returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $725. Erom an order denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, it appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Respondent was engaged in shingling the porch of a house, and was standing on a plank, when it parted in the middle and let him fall, about ten feet, to the ground. The plank had been spliced with ^lue and screws, and parted- on account of insufficient fastening. This action was brought to recover damages, based upon the charge that the master was negligent in furnishing improper instrumentalities — that is, a defective plank — with which to construct the scaffold. The defense was a general denial, that appellant had furnished plenty of suitable material for the construction of scaffolding,…
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Donahue v. C. H. Buck & Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Hill v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
- Hoveland v. National Blower WorksWisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
- Farrell v. Eastern MacHinery Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1905
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