Francoeur v. Gribben Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Ramsey county by the administratrix of the estate of Amable A. Francoeur, deceased, to recover $5,000 for the death of her intestate.
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Action in the district court for Ramsey county by the administratrix of the estate of Amable A. Francoeur, deceased, to recover $5,000 for the death of her intestate. The answer admitted that on September 13, 1909, A. A. Francoeur was removing boards from a pile of lumber in the yard of defendant and that while so engaged some boards fell upon him, inflicting injuries which resulted in his death; that at the time of his death he was an able-hodied man and was earning two dollars per day; that he left him surviving his widow and the children mentioned in the complaint, and that during his…
1Opinion of the CourtSimpson, J.
While Amable A. Francoeur was engaged in work for the defendant, a pile of boards fell over on him, causing his death. The plaintiff, as administratrix, brings this action to recover damages, *201claiming that the defendant failed to properly supervise the piling of lumber in its shed; that these boards fell because they were improperly and negligently piled; that the employees, Carlson and Anderson, who had so negligently piled the boards, were, within the knowledge of defendant, wholly unfit and incompetent to do-this work and make the piles reasonably safe; and that the deceased was required…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hall v. HenningerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
- Kronzer v. Spencer-Kellogg Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
3Cited by1 opinion
- Nelson v. Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1914