Huth v. Dohle
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the St. Louis ■ City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel D. Fisher, Judge. The master is bound to exercise reasonable care to furnish his servant safe appliances with which to do his work, and to use reasonable care to keep them in good order and condition.
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Appeal from the St. Louis ■ City Circuit Court. — Hon. Daniel D. Fisher, Judge. The master is bound to exercise reasonable care to furnish his servant safe appliances with which to do his work, and to use reasonable care to keep them in good order and condition. Bender v. Railroad, 137 Mo. 245; Grutridge v. Railroad, 105 Mo. 520; Friel v. Railroad, 115 Mo. 503; Coontz v. Railroad, 121 Mo. 652. Ordinary prudence in the matter of inspection requires the master to adopt such reasonable tests as are likely to discover the defects in the .appliances if they exist. Grutridge v. Railroad, 105 Mo.…
1Opinion of the CourtBland, P. J.
On September 7, 1897, plaintiff was at work for defendants carrying brick up a ladder to the second story of a building; the ladder rested against a second story porch about fifteen feet high and extended above the porch, resting in an opening intended for a stairway. Plaintiff, with other hod carriers, had been carrying brick up this ladder for something over an hour on the morning of said September 7, when plaintiff in attempting to descend the ladder with his hod on his shoulders, took hold of a rung of that portion of the ladder extending above the porch, with one hand and undertook to…
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- Dayharsh v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1890
- O'Mellia v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
- Gutridge v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1891
- Bender v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1897
- Dutzi v. GeiselMissouri Court of Appeals · 1886
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