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Hadden v. Stone Mountain Granite Corp.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 11, 1920No. 11323PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Action for damages; from DeKalb superior court-—-Judge Hutcheson. January 2, 1920. The action was for injury to a stonecutter, alleged to have been working as an apprentice, whose eye, it was alleged, was struck by a fragment of stone flying from a granite block which a co-employee was cutting.

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Action for damages; from DeKalb superior court-—-Judge Hutcheson. January 2, 1920. The action was for injury to a stonecutter, alleged to have been working as an apprentice, whose eye, it was alleged, was struck by a fragment of stone flying from a granite block which a co-employee was cutting. The petition alleges, in substance, that on October 29, 1917, when the plaintiff was injured, he was working for the defendant corporation as a stonecutter, under a contract of apprenticeship (exhibited), which, although it was for a term of three years from-June 15, 1914, had not expired, because of…

1Opinion of the CourtBroyles, C. J.

The court did not err in sustaining the general demurrer and dismissing the action.

Judgment affirmed.

Luke and Bloodworth, JJ., concur. Action for damages; from DeKalb superior court-—-Judge Hutcheson. January 2, 1920. The action was for injury to a stonecutter, alleged to have been working as an apprentice, whose eye, it was alleged, was struck by a fragment of stone flying from a granite block which a co-employee was cutting. The petition alleges, in substance, that on October 29, 1917, when the plaintiff was injured, he was working for the defendant corporation as a stonecutter, under a…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Thomas v. Georgia Granite Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1913
  2. Crown Cotton Mills v. McNallySupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
  3. Brown v. Rome Machine & Foundry Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  4. Hendrix v. Vale Royal Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1910
  5. Williams v. Garbutt Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1909

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Mobley v. Durham Iron Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1951

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