District of Columbia v. McElligott
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. .The declaration in this case was as follows: “The plaintiff sues'the defendant, a corporation duly organized in pursuance of law, for money due and payable to the plaintiff by the defendant^ for that the plaintiff was employed as a laborer by the defendant to do certain work for the defendant, to wit, digging gravel from a gravel-bank and loading certain carts with the same; that the defendant well knew that in doing…
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. .The declaration in this case was as follows: “The plaintiff sues'the defendant, a corporation duly organized in pursuance of law, for money due and payable to the plaintiff by the defendant^ for that the plaintiff was employed as a laborer by the defendant to do certain work for the defendant, to wit, digging gravel from a gravel-bank and loading certain carts with the same; that the defendant well knew that in doing said work it was necessary to provide a sufficient •number of men to enable those engaged as laborers on said Work to…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice HaklaN
delivered the opinion of the court.. This is a writ of error to reverse a judgment for the sum of $3000, which a jury found as damages for personal injuries sustained by McElligott, the defendant in error, who was plaintiff below, through the alleged negligence of the District of Columbia in its conduct of .certain public, work on which, at the time of such injuries, he' was engaged as a laborer in its em-' ployment.
It appears that one Smallwood, the supervisor of county roads, undertook the repair of a public highway by the use of material obtained from a gravel bank. McElligott and one…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hough v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
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