Richlands Iron Co. v. Elkins
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to judgment of circuit court of Tazewell county, rendered at its November term, 1892, in an action of trespass on the case for negligent injury, wherein James Elkins, by his next friend, was plaintiff and Richlands Iron Company was defendant. From the judgment for the plaiutiff’ the defendant brought the ease here on a writ of error and supersedeas. Opiniou states the ease.
1Opinion of the CourtLacy, J.
This ease is as follows:
At the time the cause of action arose, which was for personal injuries received by the defendant in error, who was an employee of the plaintiff in error, a corporation owning and occupying what is called a puddling or rolling mill, and was engaged in the process of reducing pig iron to wrought iron or muck bars. It is stated that this is done by placing 1200 pounds of pig iron into a furnace, and when the pig iron is smelted, it is then made into six different balls, or masses, and these by means of tongs attached to a trolley, and carried to a machine called a…
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