Bridges v. Los Angeles Pacific Ry.
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. John D. Pope, George P. Adams, and Gurney E. Newlin, for Appellant.
1Opinion of the CourtSloss, J.
A judgment for three thousand dollars was recovered by plaintiffs in this action for the death of their son, O. R. Bridges. The deceased was in the employ of the defendant as an electrician’s helper, and was killed by coming in contact with a highly charged electrical wire in a substation of the defendant. This is an appeal by defendant from an order denying its motion for a new trial.
The allegation of the complaint is that the defendant “carelessly and negligently failed and neglected to furnish the said O. R. Bridges with a safe place to work, in this, that the defendant carelessly and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Burns v. Sennett & MillerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
- Donnelly v. San Francisco Bridge Co.California Supreme Court · 1897
- Daves v. Southern Pacific Co.California Supreme Court · 1893
- Whittaker v. BentMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
- Donovan v. FerrisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1900
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