Redmond v. Delta Lumber Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Schoolcraft. (Steere, J.) Negligence case. Plaintiff brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, C. J.
The plaintiff was employed to operate a machine called a “jack,” used for drawing logs into defendant's saw-mill. This jack consisted of an endless *546chain, upon which the logs were held by iron spurs, and was operated by power applied through iron gearing to one of the pulleys, upon which the endless chain ran, by means of a belt running upon a friction pulley. This belt was loose, and was designed to run the jack when it was tightened, by bringing a third and movable pulley down upon the belt, which was done by pulling down a lever. When the lever was released, the effect was to remove this…
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