Arrascada v. Silver King Coalition Mines Co.
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Third District, Salt Lake County; P. G. Evans, Judge. Action by Yicenti Arrascada and others, by Joel Nibley, their guardian ad litem, and Carmen Arrascada, against the Silver King Coalition Mines Company, and others. From judgment against the named defendant, it appeals. APPELLANT’S POINTS.
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Appeal from District Court, Third District, Salt Lake County; P. G. Evans, Judge. Action by Yicenti Arrascada and others, by Joel Nibley, their guardian ad litem, and Carmen Arrascada, against the Silver King Coalition Mines Company, and others. From judgment against the named defendant, it appeals. APPELLANT’S POINTS. The law recognizes absolute safety is unattainable, and that employers are not insurers of the safety of their employes, and that employers are liable for the consequences, not of danger, but only of their negligence. Frits v. Electric Co., 18 Utah 493; Both v. Eccles, 28 Utah…
1Opinion of the CourtWeber, J.
The minor children of Yieenti Arrascada, by their guardian ad litem, and Carmen Arrascada, his widow, commenced this action against the Silver King Coalition Mines Company and Evelyn Allen and Howard Breen employés of the mining company for damages sustained through the death of the husband and father as a result of the defendants’ alleged negligence. Judgment was. obtained in 'the district court of Salt Lake county against the defendant Silver King Coalition Mines Company. The cause of action against Allen and Breen was dismissed during the progress of the trial. The defendant corporation…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Johnson v. Silver King Consol. Mining Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1919
- Dryburg v. Mercur Gold Mining & Milling Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1898
- Shepherd v. Denver & Rio Grande RailroadUtah Supreme Court · 1912
- Vota v. Ohio Copper Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1912
- Miller v. Utah Consol. Mining Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1919
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