Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Railway Co. v. Quinn
Indiana Court of Appeals
From the Lawrence Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtGavin, C. J.
This was an action by a servant against the master, to recover damages for personal injuries.
The only question argued relates to the correctness of the court’s ruling in rendering judgment in favor of appellee upon the special verdict.
Appellant was engaged in widening a tunnel on its road. The roof of the tunnel was supported by wooden bents extending across it, their ends resting on upright posts at each side. Along these bents was laid lagging, consisting of wooden boards of irregular lengths and widths, which jointed on the various bents, apparently without any regularity. Upon the lagging…
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