Legal Opinion
Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. James Earl Byrd
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 1, 1956No. 7183_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
James Earl Byrd, an electric lineman in the employ of R. H. Bouligny, Inc., a construction company, lost both forearms on February 17, 1953, when he accidentally came in contact with a live wire while working on a construction project of Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., which was engaged in the distribution of electricity in rural areas. Byrd filed a claim against his employer under the Workmen’s Compensation Act of South Carolina and collected full benefits. He then brought the present suit against the Cooperative claiming that the accident was due, at least…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Horrell v. Gulf & Valley Cotton Oil Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1930
- Marchbanks v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1939
- Purkable v. Greenland Oil Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1927
- State v. Benjamin F. Bennett Building Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1928
- Packett v. Moretown Creamery Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1917
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- John G. MacMullen v. South Carolina Electric & Gas CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
- Miller v. FMC CorporationIdaho Supreme Court · 1970
- W. C. & A. N. Miller Development Co. v. HonakerCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. James Earl ByrdCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
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