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79 Cal. 44

Ahern v. McGeary

California Supreme Court

Decided April 24, 1889

California Supreme Court · decided 1889-04-24

Adam and Kibbe, the owners of a building in the city and county of San Francisco, employed the'defendant McGeary to take down a flag-pole on the top of the building. While engaged in the work of removal, through the negligence of McGeary and his servants, the flag-pole fell to the street and killed John Ahern, the plaintiff’s intestate. The action was brought against Adam and Kibbe and McGeary, to recover damages for the negligent killing.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently October 1919

2 state decisions

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Decided 1889-04-24

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Thornton, J.

¶1The nonsuit was properly refused as to McGeary. The evidence shows clearly that he was an independent contractor to take down the flag-pole or staff; that it was carelessly taken down, in consequence of which it fell on John Ahern, who was on the street, and killed him.

¶2The appellant McGeary has no concern with the nonsuit which was granted as to the defendants Adam and Kibbe, and cannot urge such ruling as error. If there was any error at all in this ruling, it did not affect him.

¶3We find no error in the record.

¶4Judgment and order affirmed.

¶5McFarland, J., and Sharpstein, J., concurred.

¶6Hearing in Bank denied.

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