Pacific Construction Co. v. Cochran

— This is an action by Elta E. Cochran and her husband F. W. Cochran against the appellant, Pacific Construction Company, for damages for personal .injuries to the wife, Elta, occasioned, as it is alleged, by reason of a fall into an unprotected ditch.

The case was tried before a jury, 'and resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiffs in the sum of $3,500. The defendant appeals from an order overruling its motion for a new trial, and from the judgment.

The cause of action alleged is that plaintiff, at the time of her injury, was employed as a cook’s helper at defendant’s road construction…