Schmidt v. Carpenter
South Dakota Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Beadle County. Hon. Rsvi McGUU, Judge. Action by John Schmidt against J. S. Carpenter. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, P. J.
Action to' recover damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff in the service of defendant, who was a, contractor engaged in the construction of steel bridges. Plaintiff was employed as a laborer. While moving a steel beam by hitching a team of horses to one end and dragging it, plaintiff was required to put a chain around an end of the beam, and, as alleged in the complaint, before he could get out of the way, ‘‘said team of horses started suddenly with a jump and on the run,” resulting in serious injury to plaintiff. Defendant is charged with negligence in starting the team. The…
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