Sloss-Sheffield Steed & Iron Co. v. Hopson
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from City Court of Bessemer; J. C. B. Gwin, judge. Action by Marion Hopson against the Sloss-Sheflield Steel & Iron Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, P. J.
The plaintiff, appellee here, while engaged in serving the defendant as an employe, working under one Holstenback, another employé of the defendant, received personal injuries by a piece of metal striking him in the eye and destroying his eye. At the time of the injury, Holstenback and plaintiff Were engaged in tearing down old tram cars, and to this end it was necessary to cut the nuts or heads off the bolts that held together the material of which the cars were constructed. This was done by the use of a tool called a cleaver, which was so tempered on the edge end of the tool that it would…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Woodward Iron Co. v. MarbutSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
- Going v. Alabama Steel & Wire Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1904
- Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. MolbleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1903
- Huyck v. McNerneySupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- Riddle v. Bessemer Soil Pipe Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1911
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