Galvin v. Pierce
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Case, for negligence. Transferred from the April term, 1902, of the superior court by Pike, J. The plaintiff’s evidence tended to prove the following facts: The plaintiff, a man twenty-nine years of age, was in the service of the defendant at the time of the injury complained of, and had been employed in the same labor between seven and eight months. His work was excavating earth and stone.
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Case, for negligence. Transferred from the April term, 1902, of the superior court by Pike, J. The plaintiff’s evidence tended to prove the following facts: The plaintiff, a man twenty-nine years of age, was in the service of the defendant at the time of the injury complained of, and had been employed in the same labor between seven and eight months. His work was excavating earth and stone. His duty was to dig around rocks that were to be taken out and to attach chains thereto, so that they could be hoisted by a steam crane to a car upon which they were removed from the place. The defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtParsons, C. J.
The plaintiff’s duty was “ to dig around rocks that were to be taken out and to attach chains thereto, so that they could be hoisted by a steam crane.” Rombeau had charge of the defendant’s work as boss, “ which included . . . the operation of the crane.” At the time of the accident the plaintiff’s duty had been performed; he had attached the chain. Rombeau was in the execution of his — the operation of the crane. The stone had been pulled out, and lowered to stop its swinging. The next operation in Rombeáu’s work was the raising of the stone. “ The plaintiff then told Rombeau that the chain…
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