Caven v. Bodwell Granite Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Motion and exceptions by defendant. Action brought by the plaintiff as administratrix of her deceased husband, James Caven, to recover under the statute of 1891, c. 124, giving a right of action in case of immediate death for' the loss suffered by her, (there being no children) because of the death. of her said husband, which death was the result of a stage breaking down, over which stage, coal was being unloaded from a vessel by the defendant at its works at Spruce Head in…
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Motion and exceptions by defendant. Action brought by the plaintiff as administratrix of her deceased husband, James Caven, to recover under the statute of 1891, c. 124, giving a right of action in case of immediate death for' the loss suffered by her, (there being no children) because of the death. of her said husband, which death was the result of a stage breaking down, over which stage, coal was being unloaded from a vessel by the defendant at its works at Spruce Head in the town of South Thomaston. Plea, general issue. The verdict was for the plaintiff for $3,787.08 The case appears in…
1Opinion of the CourtSavage, J.
The plaintiff is administratrix and widow of James Caven, and brings this action to recover damages for the loss sustained her through his immediate death, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant, in whose employment he then was. The verdict was for the plaintiff, and the case comes up on the defendant’s motion and exceptions.
It appears from the bill of exceptions that Caven was foreman of the defendant’s quarry, and as such had charge of loading and unloading vessels at the defendant’s wharfs and of selecting from the materials furnished by the defendant such gear as…
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