Shaver v. Home Telephone Co.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Erorn Clinton Circuit Court; Joseph Olaybaugh, Judge. Action by Earl T. Shaver against the Home Telephone Company. Erom a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEobixson, J.
Appellant appeals from a judgment against him on a demurrer to his complaint asking damages for a personal injury. Appellant was working_ under the direction of a foreman, and was injured while unloading a carload of telephone poles. It is averred that the poles, from twenty-five to thirty-five feet long and ten to fifteen inches in diameter, were loaded lengthwise on a flat-car, piled up about eight feet high and held in place by wooden *234standards at the sides of the car. These standards were placed three on each side of the car, one at the middle and one near each end, and were stayed in…
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