The Labour gazette July 1902-June 1903 . he custom ofthe company to shut off the electric cur-rent on the wires in question every Sun-day morning between 7 and 9 oclock, inorder that its employees might repair theline where necessary, and that the deceasedwas aware of such custom, and that he wasjustified in relying upon its being observedupon that particular morning. The juryalso found that W. D. was obeying the in-structions of the companys foreman when he met his death; and that, as instructed,he had, before commencing work, tele-phoned to the sub-station and had beeninformed by an employee
The Labour gazette July 1902-June 1903 . he custom ofthe company to shut off the electric cur-rent on the wires in question every Sun-day morning between 7 and 9 oclock, inorder that its employees might repair theline where necessary, and that the deceasedwas aware of such custom, and that he wasjustified in relying upon its being observedupon that particular morning. The juryalso found that W. D. was obeying the in-structions of the companys foreman when he met his death; and that, as instructed,he had, before commencing work, tele-phoned to the sub-station and had beeninformed by an employee of the companythere that the electric current between thepoints in question had been stopped. Averdict was therefore brought in againstthe company for $750. (Dockings v. The British Columbia ElectricCo. Action tried at Victoria, , before Walkem and a special jury, July, 1902.) Vol. Ill No. 7 DOMINION OF CANADA THE LABOUR GAZETTE ISSUED BY I THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR BY ORDER OF PARLIAMENT JANUAEY, 1903 (PUBLISHED MONTHLY). OTTAWA PRINTED BY S. E. DAWSON, PRINTER TO THE KINGS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY 1903
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