Bessler v. Laughlin
Indiana Supreme Court
Erom Ripley Circuit Court; Willard New, Judge. Action by John Laugblin against George Bessler. Erom a judgment on a verdict for plaintiff for $800, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Oourt (See 38 Ind. App. 14), under subd. 1, §133lj Burns 1901, Acts 1901, p. 565, §10.
1Opinion of the CourtGillert, J.
*401. *39Action by appellee against appellant for personal injuries sustained by falling into a vat. It is contended by counsel for appellant tbat bis separate demurrer to tbe first and second paragraphs of tbe complaint should have been sustained. It appears from both of said paragraphs tbat appellee was employed in appellant’s veneer *40works, at Batesville, Indiana, in rolling logs into a vat; that a cover had been provided for said vat, to be placed over it when not in use; that at the time in question, and while appellee was rolling logs into said vat, the cover thereof was standing on its side,…
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