Rush v. Thos. D. Murphy Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Montgomery District Court.— Hon. O. D. Wheeler, Judge. Action for damages resulted in a directed verdict for defendant on which judgment was entered. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
This appeal involves an inquiry into the sufficiency of the evidence to support a verdict had the issues been submitted to the jury. The plaintiff had been employed by defendant as a laborer to unbox and deliver paper to any part of its building, operate the cutout machine, and the like for about three weeks. In distributing material, he made use of a freight elevator extending from the basement to the *377third or top story of the building. The shaft for this was inclosed on three sides, with the other side open. From four or five feet south to forty-five feet north of this shaft there was a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Doggett ex rel. Doggett v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1907
- Olson v. Hanford Produce Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1900
- Wicklund v. Saylor Coal Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1903
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- Roth v. Buettell Bros.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1909