McCreery v. Union Roofing & Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Clinton District Court.' — Hon. A. P. Barker, Judge. Action to recover damages to the estate of plaintiff’s intestate resulting from injuries causing his death,' alleged to have been due to the negligence of the defendant. There was a verdict for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
Plaintiff’s intestate was in defendant’s employ about its paper mill, engaged in picking and otherwise preparing rags to be fed through two rag cutting machines, and it appears that one of his duties as such employee was to assist, with other employees, in starting up the machines after they had been stopped by clogging, or for the purpose of being cleaned. These two rag cutting machines were located in a small building or annex, which was separated by the distance of at least 'thirty feet from *305the main building of defendant, and the machines were operated by belts connecting them with a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Harvey v. City of ClarindaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
- Sutton v. Des Moines Bakery Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1907
- Gardner v. Waterloo Cream Separator Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1907
- Vyse v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Maxson v. J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1908
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