Clark v. Goldie
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Bay; Shepard, J. Case by Charles Clark, administrator of the estate of William F. Clark, deceased, against William Goldie and William Goldie, Jr., copartners as the Goldie Manufacturing Company, for the negligent killing of plaintiff’s intestate. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtCarpenter, C. J.
This suit is brought to recover *304compensation for the death of William F. Clark, deceased, plaintiff’s intestate,- who was killed by the bursting of an idle pulley while he was in defendants’ employ. Defendants are extensively engaged in the manufacture of pins used to plug holes left in railroad ties where spikes have been drawn. Clark operated a heading saw on the first floor of defendants’ pin mill. This heading saw was driven by a belt from a countershaft; the countershaft running at right angles to the main shaft. The main shaft was connected to the countershaft by a belt which passed…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Fuller v. Ann Arbor RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
- Nichols v. Pere Marquette RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1906
3Cited by3 opinions
- Lukovski v. Michigan Central RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1911
- Meola v. Quincy Mining Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1913
- Goldie v. Bay Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1909