Moulton v. St. Johns Lumber Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Calvin U. Gantenbein, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is an action by George E. Moulton against the St. Johns Lumber Co. to recover damages for a personal injury. Defendant, a corporation, operates at St. Johns, Oregon, a large sawmill, and near it owns a building, in the loft of which was stored lumber that could be removed through an opening in the north gable.
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From Multnomah: Calvin U. Gantenbein, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is an action by George E. Moulton against the St. Johns Lumber Co. to recover damages for a personal injury. Defendant, a corporation, operates at St. Johns, Oregon, a large sawmill, and near it owns a building, in the loft of which was stored lumber that could be removed through an opening in the north gable. Beneath this aperture and resting against the building mentioned was a board-covered shed, the plates of which rested upon posts about nine feet long at the south side and six feet at the north. This shed…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moore
1. The plaintiff as a witness having detailed the incidents preceding his injury, described the manner of obtaining lumber from the loft, and narrated the order given by the defendant’s superintendent to secure such material, in obeying which instruction he started up the shed roof, when it commenced to fall, was directed by his counsel as follows: “After you took the second step, explain what you did.” Answering this command, the witness gave an account of the fall of the shed, and stated that, as soon as possible, he inquired of defendant’s superintendent, who was present when the struct…
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