Williamson Williams v. Cates

The appellee sustained an injury to one of his eyes while in the employ of Williamson & Williams, a partnership, which destroyed the sight in one eye and seriously impaired that of the other. He brought suit to recover damages on the theory that the injury was the proximate result of the negligence of his employers in failing to furnish safe tools with which to perform his work, in failing to warn him of unexpected and dangerous acts on the part of a vice-principal, which acts resulted in the injury; and in failing to protect him -while he was engaged in his work, and in failing to furnish a…