Grindstaff v. J. Goldberg & Sons Structural Steel Co.

This ease comes to the writer on reassignment. It is an action by a servant for personal injuries alleged to have resulted from the master’s negligence. Plaintiff had judgment below for $8,500; defendant appealed. The principal ground on which a reversal of the judgment is asked is the alleged insufficiency of the evidence to make a prima-facie case for’ plaintiff on the issue of negligence, the defendant having stood mute as to that issue. General negligence only was pleaded. The evidence offered to establish it will be briefly summarized.

Appellant operated a large plant in the manufacture…