Robbins v. Trebilcock
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Marquette; O’Brien, J., presiding. Case by Winifred Robbins, administratrix of the estate of William Robbins, deceased, against William Trebilcock and another, copartners, doing business under the name of Trebilcock Brothers, for the wrongful death of plaintiff’s decedent. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtOstrander, J.
Defendants were constructing a concrete dam, in doing which they used earth and gravel taken from an open pit in the immediate vicinity of *164the dam, which was loaded upon wagons and drawn by horses to the dam. They employed between 40 and 50 men, among them two teamsters and several gangs of shovelers. The pit was in level ground, was opened in a northerly and southerly direction, was entered at the south, and was about 50 feet wide and 100 feet long. The breast of the pit, against which the men were working, was on the east side, where, upon the particular occasion, and at the particular…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. FarrellMichigan Supreme Court · 1906
- Simone v. . KirkNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Livingstone v. Saginaw Plate Glass Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1906
- Lewis v. Detroit Vitrified Brick Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1911
- Druck v. Antrim Lime Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1911
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