Kerwin v. Thompson, Belden & Co.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court for Douglas county: William A. Redick, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
Raper, District Judge.
Action by plaintiff as administratrix to recover damages for negligence in causing the death of her husband, .Albert Kerwin. At the close of plaintiff’s testimony the court excused the jury and dismissed the case.
The proof established that about 1905 defendant Hoagland erected a building and leased same to defend-*252nut Thompson, Belden & Company. An elevator was Installed in the building soon after its erection. The shaft of the elevator was protected by a wire mesh or grating up to about seven feet from the floor, and from the top of this mesh to the ceiling, about six or…
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