Robinson v. Charles Wright & Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne. (Reilly, J.) Negligence case. Plaintiff brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
Plaintiff, while in the employ of the defendant, rolled a barrel weighing about 250 pounds upon the-elevator, placing it on one side. He then rolled a second barrel on, when the platform commenced to descend, and *284went suddenly to the bottom, carrying plaintiff with it, .and injuring him.
The car of this elevator consists of a platform about ;six feet square, with two posts rising from the middle of ■opposite edges, about six feet high, connected and braced at the top by a crossbeam. These posts travel up and ■down two guides extending from the top to the bottom ■ of the elevator shaft, and…
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