Jeez v. A. Y. McDonald Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Dubuque District Court. — Robert Bonson, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for personal injuries received by plaintiff, while in defendant’s employment as a helper to a head m el ter, in a brass foundry conducted by the company in connection with its manufacturing plant in the city of Dubuque.
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Appeal from Dubuque District Court. — Robert Bonson, Judge. Action at law to recover damages for personal injuries received by plaintiff, while in defendant’s employment as a helper to a head m el ter, in a brass foundry conducted by the company in connection with its manufacturing plant in the city of Dubuque. The negligence charged is that of the foreman, William Maine, who, it is claimed, carelessly furnished for melting, two brass balls, which were filled with wafer or other liquid, so that, Avlien subjected to heat, they were likely to, and did, explode, causing the injuries of which…
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
1. Master and Servant : negligence of master : contributory negligence : jury questions. I. Defendant, as a part of his manufacturing business, maintained a brass foundry, which consisted of something like twenty melting pots made of graphite, each having its own furnace, and so constructed that1 they were operated independently of each other. The pots were so constructed that the tops were from C to 12 inches beloAV the floor of the shop, and each rested upon a bed of coals, and coal was also packed around them. A heavy iron lid was placed over them, when melt*195ing was being done. The furnaces…
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- Hardy v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1910
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