Chesson v. . Walker
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actiow to recover damages for an injury received by plaintiff: in putting a belt on the driving wheel at defendants’ mill, tried at Spring Term, 1901, of tbe Superior Court of Wasi-iiNgtoN County, before W. R. Allen, J., and a jury. Tbe usual issues of negligence, contributory negligence and damage were submitted, wbicb were found against defendants. Erom tbe judgment rendered tbe defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBbown, J.
The evidence tends to prove that plaintiff, a minor, about nineteen years of age, was employed at defendants’ sawmill to “run on tbe tail end of a log carriage, to steady the log on tbe carriage and to set the dogs”; that be was totally inexperienced in adjusting or operating machinery, and that tbe only mill work be bad ever done was to run on tbe log carriage. He was ordered by Hall, tbe sawyer, to go below and place tbe belt on tbe driving wheel, as it had become displaced. Hall gave plaintiff no instructions bow to proceed, and told him there was no danger. The plaintiff was entirely…
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