Morriss Bros. v. Bowers
Tennessee Supreme Court
EBOM SHELBY. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Shelby County. L. H. Estes, J.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlister, J.
The plaintiff below, William Bowers, colored, recovered a verdict and judgment against Morriss Brothers for the sum of $350 for personal injuries. Defendants appealed and have assigned errors.
The facts are that Morriss Brothers were stone masons and stone dealers in the city of Memphis. William Bowers, colored, was a laborer in their employment, and it was a part of his duty to assist in handling stone and loading trucks, which were run into the mill where the stone or marble was sawed into slabs. Gang saw No. 4, where the accident happened, has a partition on either side of the track, and…
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