Wright v. Thompson & Moseley, Inc.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
.Appeal by plaintiff from Goohe, J.', at November Term, 1915, of PasquotaNK. Civil action to recover damages for physical -injuries arising from alleged negligence of the defendant. . There was evidence on part of plaintiff tending to show that plaintiff, a young man 23 years of age, was working as a craneman for a dredging company near Lake Drummond. Plaintiff had been working for defendant about three months when he was hurt.
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.Appeal by plaintiff from Goohe, J.', at November Term, 1915, of PasquotaNK. Civil action to recover damages for physical -injuries arising from alleged negligence of the defendant. . There was evidence on part of plaintiff tending to show that plaintiff, a young man 23 years of age, was working as a craneman for a dredging company near Lake Drummond. Plaintiff had been working for defendant about three months when he was hurt. The dredge which was being used had what is known as a crane and dipper handle, and at the end of the dipper handle a “dipper,” which is made of iron and is composed…
1Opinion of the CourtHoke, J.
In House v. R. R., 152 N. C., pp. 397 and 398, where an employee had had her arm and hand cut in the effort to raise a car window which had become tightened by effects of weather and otherwise, the Court, in denying recovery, among other things, said: “We have repeatedly decided that an employer of labor is required to provide for his employees a reasonably safe place to work, and to supply them with implements and appliances reasonably safe and suitable for the work in which they were engaged. As stated in Hicks v. Mfg. Co., 138 N. C., 319-325, and other cases of like import, the principle…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Kane v. Northern Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Hicks v. . Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
- Ramsbottom v. . RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
- Martin v. Highland Park Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1901
- Cotton v. North Carolina R. R. Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1908
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Ramsbottom v. . RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
- Dunn v. . R. R.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1909
- Reid v. . ReesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1911
- Fowler Ex Rel. Fowler v. Carolina Cross Arm & Conduit Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1926
- Highfill Ex Rel. Loving v. Washington Mills Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1934
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