Moore v. Catawba Power Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Townsend, J., York, October, 1903. Action by John B. Moore against Catawba Power Co. for damages for personal injuries caused, as he alleges, as follows : “5. That the injury to' the plaintiff from said blast and explosion was due to the gross negligence and carelessness of the defendant, its agents and servants, in furnishing to the plaintiff defective, unsafe and unsuitable means, machinery and appliances for said work, and failing to inspect and keep said machinery…
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Before Townsend, J., York, October, 1903. Action by John B. Moore against Catawba Power Co. for damages for personal injuries caused, as he alleges, as follows : “5. That the injury to' the plaintiff from said blast and explosion was due to the gross negligence and carelessness of the defendant, its agents and servants, in furnishing to the plaintiff defective, unsafe and unsuitable means, machinery and appliances for said work, and failing to inspect and keep said machinery and appliances in safe and suitable condition for its said work, in that: the said defendant furnished to and for the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
We do not think this case can be distinguished in principle from Lynch v. Spartan Mills, 66 S. C., 12. The views there expressed are in accord with the decisions of other Courts. Monahan v. Northwestern Contracting Co., 84 Wis., 586, 54 N. W., 1025; Carey v. Ry. Co., 67 Wis., 608, 31 N. W., 163; Ry. Co. v. Templeton, 87 Tex., 42; 26 S. W., 1066; Cox v. Providence Gas Co., 17 R. I., 199, 21 Atl., 344; Preston v. R. R. Co., 64 Vt., 280, 25 Atl., 486. The motion to make the complaint more definite and certain should have been refused.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. TempletonTexas Supreme Court · 1894
- Carey v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1887
- Monahan v. Northwestern Contracting Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1893
- Preston v. St. J. &. L. C. Rd.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1891
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