Lynn v. Glucose Sugar Refining Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Marshall District Qowrt.— Hon. G. W. Burn-ham, Judge. Action to recover damages for injuries received by plaintiff while in defendant’s-employ, resulting, as alleged, from defendant’s negligence. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence the court, on motion of defendant, directed a verdict in its favor, and the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcClain, J.
Plaintiff-at the time of the injury was acting as one of the firemen in the boiler room of defendant’s factory at Marshalltown, and while thus employed he received an injury in one. eye which destroyed its sight. The evidence tends to show that this injury was occasioned by the flying into the eye of a bit of steel and some particles of coal, occasioned by the act of a fellow workman in breaking lump-coal-with a..steel sledge'or hammer. "There is no evidence that the flying of the particles of coal was due to any negligence - chargeable to the defendant, but the evidence tended to show that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Martin v. Highland Park Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1901
- Georgia Railroad & Banking Co. v. NelmsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1889
- Wachsmuth v. Shaw Electric Crane Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1898
- Miller v. Erie RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- Talley v. Beever & HindesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1903
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- Parkhill v. Bekin's Van & Storage Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1915
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