Lang v. Camden Iron Works
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Thomas J. Cleeton, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice McBride. This is an action by Phillip M. Lang against the Camden Iron Works, a corporation, to recover for personal injuries.
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From Multnomah: Thomas J. Cleeton, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice McBride. This is an action by Phillip M. Lang against the Camden Iron Works, a corporation, to recover for personal injuries. That part of the complaint which sets forth the alleged negligent acts and omissions of defendant is as follows: “That on or about the 26th day of May, 1913, the defendant herein was engaged in the construction of a gas-tank located on the west side of the Willamette River, about a half mile south of the town of Linnton, Oregon; that the said gas-tank, when completed, would approximate 100 feet in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McBride
1. This case was evidently begun and tried by plaintiff upon the theory that his remedy was under the Employers’ Liability Act (Laws 1911, pp. 16, 18), and the contention of defendant here is that the plaintiff has not brought himself within the provisions of the act, either by pleadings or proof. The specific acts of negligence alleged or attempted to be alleged in the complaint may be briefly summarized as follows: (a) The defendant carelessly, negligently and recklessly used a gin pole in raising the columns and girders to the top of the guide frame; (b) that the guy ropes to the gin pole…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cederson v. Oregon Navigation Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1900
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