Reliance Textile & Dye Works v. Williams
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 68 — ACTION BY JOHN WILLIAMS AGAINST THE RELIANCE TEXTILE & DYE WORKS. — Appeal from Kenton Circuit Court (Common Law and Equity Division). M. L. Harbeson, Judge. Judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Judge Carroll
— Reversing.
In January, 1907, the appellant company had stored in its warehouse several hundred bales of tightly compressed cotton goods. These bales, which *578•weighed some 500 or 600 pounds each, were piled in the warehouse on top of each other in tiers. The appellee, Williams, was injured by one of these bales falling on his foot from the top of a tier in which it was placed. To recover for the injuries sustained he brought this action, and a jury assessed his damages at $1,000.
A motion in behalf of the appellant for a peremptory instruction was made at the…
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