Duffy v. Hobbs, Wall & Co.
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Samuel Rosenheim, Bernard Silverstein, and Joseph Rothschild, for Appellant. Gillett & Cutler, F. A. Cutler, and F. W. Taft, for Respondents.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
The defendant appeals from the judgment and from an order denying its motion for a new trial. .
The object of the action was to recover damages arising from the death of John Duffy, husband of the plaintiff, Mary A. Duffy, and father of the other plaintiffs. Duffy died from injuries received while engaged at work in a large sawmill owned by the defendant. It is alleged that his death was caused by the negligence of the defendant in failing to keep the appliances in use safe and secure.
A part of the apparatus in the mill was a conveyer or elevator to carry refuse from the saws and carriages and…
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