Sweet v. Ohio Coal Compact
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Ashland County. The facts are stated in the opinion. At the close of the testimony the trial court directed a verdict for the defendant, and from the judgment entered on such verdict the plaintiff appealed. They cited, besides cases cited in thp opinion, Mad Ri/uer da L. F. R. Oo. v. Barber, 5 Ohio St. 541; Howland v. M.!, L. S. c& W. R. Go. 54 Wis. 230; Bullirán v. India Mfg.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Ashland County. The facts are stated in the opinion. At the close of the testimony the trial court directed a verdict for the defendant, and from the judgment entered on such verdict the plaintiff appealed. They cited, besides cases cited in thp opinion, Mad Ri/uer da L. F. R. Oo. v. Barber, 5 Ohio St. 541; Howland v. M.!, L. S. c& W. R. Go. 54 Wis. 230; Bullirán v. India Mfg. Go. 113 Mass. 396; Ladd v. Hew Bedford R. Go. 119 id. 412; Dynen v. Leach, 26 L. J. (Exch.), 222; Brown v. Accrington Ootton Go. 3 Hurl. & C. 511; Seymour v. Maddox, 16 Q. B. 332;…
1Opinion of the Court
Cole, O. J.
This is an action to recover damages for a personal injury caused, as it is alleged, by the negligence of the defendant company. There is no dispute about the facts, which may be briefly stated as follows:
The plaintiff was in the employ of the defendant from the 20th day of May until the 24th day of August, 1889, on its coal docks in Ashland. Iiis usual work was to assist in shoving the railroad cars as the coal was put into them, and keeping the dock clear so that the cars could be shoved easier. There was a kind of tram-way or upper dock about twenty-five feet above the lower…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Naylor v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
- Stephenson v. DuncanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1889
- Kelley v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
- Hobbs v. StauerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
3Cited by9 opinions
- Washburn v. SkoggWisconsin Supreme Court · 1931
- Yerkes v. Northern Pacific Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
- Paule v. Florence Mining Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1891
- Murphy v. Herold Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
- Davis v. Buss Machine WorksMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
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