Skelton v. Pacific Lumber Co.
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. J. N. Gillett, E. & D. Sevier, Van Ness & Redman, and E. S. Pillsbury, for Appellant. The master was not responsible for the negligence of the engineer or of the superintendent in operating the machinery. (Civ. Code, sec. 1970; Stevens v. Doe, 73 Cal. 26; Donnelly v. San Francisco Bridge Co., 117 Cal. 417; Daves v. Southern Pac. Co., 98 Cal. 19, 26;1 Noyes v. Wood, 102 Cal. 389; McLean v. Blue Point etc.
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The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. J. N. Gillett, E. & D. Sevier, Van Ness & Redman, and E. S. Pillsbury, for Appellant. The master was not responsible for the negligence of the engineer or of the superintendent in operating the machinery. (Civ. Code, sec. 1970; Stevens v. Doe, 73 Cal. 26; Donnelly v. San Francisco Bridge Co., 117 Cal. 417; Daves v. Southern Pac. Co., 98 Cal. 19, 26;1 Noyes v. Wood, 102 Cal. 389; McLean v. Blue Point etc. Co., 51 Cal. 255; McDonald v. Hazeltine, 53 Cal. 35; Stevens v. San Francisco etc. R. R. Co., 100 Cal. 554; Crispin v. Babbitt, 81 N. Y.…
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
This is a suit by the widow and minor children of one Skelton to recover damages for his death, which, it is claimed, resulted from the negligence of the defendant. The case was tried by a jury, and resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of eighteen thousand dollars. The appeal is from the judgment, and from an order denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial.
The case, omitting immaterial circumstances, may be briefly stated: The defendant is the owner of a large establishment for the manufacture of lumber, in the county of Humboldt, including the…
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