McMahan v. Carolina Spruce Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Harding, /./at August Term, 1920, of YaNCEV. Plaintiff states two causes of action, in tbe first of wbicb be alleges negligence of tbe defendant in failing to furnish a safe place to work. Tbe defendant required tbe plaintiff to work on a.lumber dock, which was about twelve feet above tbe ground on a frame of studding, which bad been floored and a steel rail track, laid on top of this flooring, upon which track a lumber car or truck was operating.
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Appeal by defendant from Harding, /./at August Term, 1920, of YaNCEV. Plaintiff states two causes of action, in tbe first of wbicb be alleges negligence of tbe defendant in failing to furnish a safe place to work. Tbe defendant required tbe plaintiff to work on a.lumber dock, which was about twelve feet above tbe ground on a frame of studding, which bad been floored and a steel rail track, laid on top of this flooring, upon which track a lumber car or truck was operating. Defendant had been shipping lumber from packs alongside of this dock, and had carelessly piled up a lot of lumber and…
1Opinion of the Court
Walicbr, J.,
after stating tbe case: It will be convenient to consider tbe exceptions in tbe order of tbeir statement in tbe record, tbougb tbey are not so stated in tbe defendant’s brief.
As to tbe first cause of action, we think there was sufficient evidence of tbe defendant’s negligence for tbe jury. Tbe defendant was required to exercise due care in furnishing a reasonably safe place for plaintiff to do bis work, and tbis, it is alleged, was not done, as its platform or dock was decayed so that tbe rails spread and tbe band-car fell between tbe rails. On tbe day of tbe injury tbe car,…
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