Berry v. Dillon Mills

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Marion.

ÍI The plaintiff, Berry, recovered a judgment against the defendant, Dillon Mills, for damages on account of personal injuries, alleged to have been sustained while in the employ of the mills. The defendant appeal's upon exceptions which impute error to the Circuit Judge in refusing to direct a verdict for the defendant.

There was testimony tending to establish that the plaintiff, who was without previous experience as a cotton mill operative, had been in the employ of the defendant about three months; that for about one month he had…