Legal Opinion

Paul L. Massey v. F. H. McGraw & Company

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 22, 1956No. 12670_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SHACKELFORD MILLER, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Appellant brought this action to recover for personal injuries sustained by him when a rung of a ladder broke while being used by him to descend into a thirteen-foot ditch, causing the injuries complained of.

Appellee, F. H. McGraw & Company, was by contract with the U. S. Government the prime contractor for constructing the Atomic Energy Plant near Paducah, Kentucky. The contract provided that the work “shall be executed or installed to the satisfaction and with the approval of the Contracting Officer” and also: “The Commission shall have the right to…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Fred Howland, Inc. v. MorrisSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
  2. Lewis v. WolkCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1950
  3. O'Neill v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  4. Pickwick v. McCauliffMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
  5. Anderson & Nelson Distilleries Co. v. HairCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1898

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Cecil Corley Motor Co., Inc. v. General Motors Corp.District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1974
  2. Sims v. GilesCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2001
  3. Cowan v. One Hour Valet, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1967
  4. Cowan v. One Hour Valet, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1967
  5. R. E. Gaddie, Inc. v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965

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