Powhatan Lime Co. v. Affleck's Administrator
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Shenandoah county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for th'e plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court. .
In this suit Affleck’s administrator recovered a judgment against the Powhatan Lime Company, which is before us upon a writ of error.
The Powhatan Lime Company is 'a Virginia corporation, engaged in the quarrying of rock and in the manufacture of it into lime and marketing the same. It employs a number of servants, and one of its departments provides for the nailing of barrels. The declaration alleges that in the conduct of its business it uses complicated machinery, and requires the performance of duties on the part of its employees, some of…
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