Starkweather v. Dunlap
Citations
- 103 Kan. 425
- 173 P. 1122
- 1918 Kan. LEXIS 285
Syllabus
<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Negligence — Sewer Trench — Personal Injuries — Assumption of Risk— Contributory Negligence — Question of Fact. The,, facts and the law concerning an employer’s liability for injuries sustained by a workman who was working in a sewer trench, and who feared that a cave-in might occur, but remained and worked in the place of danger upon his employer’s assurance that the place was safe, and upon his promise that braces to insure its safety would be forthcoming on the next day, considered, and held, that thé case was one for a jury’s consideration, and that an order directing a verdict was erroneous.</p>
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- “[L]aws which subsist at the time and place of the making of a contract, and where it is to be performed, enter into and form a part of it, as fully as if they had been expressly referred to or incorporated in its terms.”
- “[L]aws which subsist at the time and place of the making of a contract, and where it is to be performed, enter into and form a part of it, as fully as if they had been expressly referred to or incorporated in its terms.”
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Judges: Dawson
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