Kauffman v. Maier
California Supreme Court
Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Los 'Angeles County granting a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
The plaintiff brought this action against the defendants to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have resulted from their negligence. He was in their employ at the time of the injury, and the negligence charged upon them was their permitting the shaft of a wheel to protrude into the room where he was at work, by reason of which his sleeve was caught upon the jagged end of the shaft, causing him to be carried around it, whereby his arm was so injured as to require amputation. The plaintiff recovered judgment in the court below, and a new trial was granted upon the motion of the…
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