Reports of Civil and Criminal Cases Decided by the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, 1785-1951, Volume 167 |
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... plaintiff , then , in the light of the proof , he should recover ; but , that when Fox , by his own act , and without notice to the company , made the place more dangerous , and was in- jured by reason thereof , no recovery should be ...
... plaintiff , then , in the light of the proof , he should recover ; but , that when Fox , by his own act , and without notice to the company , made the place more dangerous , and was in- jured by reason thereof , no recovery should be ...
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... plaintiff had called for props and had not re- ceived them , yet , is he entitled to recover where he pro- ceeded to ... plaintiff's duty , in protecting himself , to decline to work when the danger was as obvious as he describes it ...
... plaintiff had called for props and had not re- ceived them , yet , is he entitled to recover where he pro- ceeded to ... plaintiff's duty , in protecting himself , to decline to work when the danger was as obvious as he describes it ...
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... plaintiff that the cab - step was loose , and dropping down struck the concrete curb , breaking it into pieces , and ... plaintiff's evi- dence , upon the ground that there was no evidence show- ing liability on its part . It has been ...
... plaintiff that the cab - step was loose , and dropping down struck the concrete curb , breaking it into pieces , and ... plaintiff's evi- dence , upon the ground that there was no evidence show- ing liability on its part . It has been ...
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... plaintiff , the whole leg is perfectly stiff , and this condition is doubtless permanent , not only at the hip , but also at the knee and ankle . In other words , if the evidence for the plaintiff is to be given credence , he is ...
... plaintiff , the whole leg is perfectly stiff , and this condition is doubtless permanent , not only at the hip , but also at the knee and ankle . In other words , if the evidence for the plaintiff is to be given credence , he is ...
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... plaintiff's hospital have never been sufficient to defray the expense thereof and keep up and maintain the hospital , nor is it the pur- pose of plaintiff ever to make it a paying institution . It has kept the balance of the money so ...
... plaintiff's hospital have never been sufficient to defray the expense thereof and keep up and maintain the hospital , nor is it the pur- pose of plaintiff ever to make it a paying institution . It has kept the balance of the money so ...
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