Chenall v. Palmer Brick Co.

The plaintiff, having been injured by the fall of a brick arch, brought suit against the defendant, alleging, and offering evidence tending to show, that it was liable to him because it had put him to work in an unsafe place under an arch that had been unskillfully constructed, and that he did not know of its condition, and could not have discovered the defect by the exercise of ordinary care. The defendant denied all of the contentions on the part of the plaintiff, and offered evidence to the effect that the plaintiff had no business at the place where he was injured; that he was not there…