Legal Opinion
Davis v. Charles Shutrump & Sons Co.
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided June 10, 1942No. 28890PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
The legal questions to be answered in this case are: (1) Did the city of Youngstown owe the plaintiff any duty to provide him a safe place to work or a safe means to get to and from his work? (2) Did the excavation in Front street constitute a nuisance for which the city was liable? (3) Did the plaintiff assume the risk or was he guilty of negligence which was the proximate cause of his injury? These questions will be dealt with in order.
The city was engaged in the construction of a high-level bridge which was to carry traffic from and on a level with Front street across the tracks of the…
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- Samuelson v. Cleveland Iron Mining Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1882
- Frewen v. PageMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- Calvert v. Springfield Electric Light & Power Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1907
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