Bradshaw v. Lusk

The plaintiff recovered a judgment for $5000 for the loss of an eye alleged to he due to the negligence of the defendants. The charge of negligence in the petition is as follows: “The defendants by and through their section foreman, carelessly and negligently failed to provide the plaintiff with a reasonably safe place in which to work, and said section foreman carelessly, negligently and awkwardly attempted to drive a railroad spike into an unsteady fence post in close proximity to the plaintiff, resulting in the spike flying from the fence post and striking the plaintiff in the right eye.”

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