Parlett v. Dunn
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Oourt of Law and Chancery of the city of Norfolk in an action of trespass on the case, wherein the defendant in error was the plaintiff, and the plaintiff in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtBuchanan, J.
This is an action by an employee to recover damages from his employer for personal injuries resulting from the alleged negligence of the latter in failing to provide for the plaintiff a reasonably safe place in which, and reasonably safe and suitable appliances or machinery with which, to work.
The defendant, C. R. Parlett, as general contractor, was building a warehouse in the city of Norfolk, upon which the plaintiff was working at the time of the accident. Through the building, fifteen or sixteen feet apart, were upright pillars, upon which rested horizontal girders, 12 by 14 inches. On…
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