Terry Shipbuilding Corp. v. Griffian
Supreme Court of Georgia
Certiorari; from Court of Appeals. 27 Ga. App. 396 (109 S. E. 174). ' Griffian brought a suit against Terry Shipbuilding Corporation, for the recovery of damages on account of personal injuries.
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Certiorari; from Court of Appeals. 27 Ga. App. 396 (109 S. E. 174). ' Griffian brought a suit against Terry Shipbuilding Corporation, for the recovery of damages on account of personal injuries. The petitioner alleges that he was engaged in the construction of a tank in the lower forehold of a vessel being built by the defendant; that it became necessary for him to go to the anglesmith shop of defendant to get a staple to be used in building the tank; that to do so he was obliged to climb through hatchways in two decks to the main deck of the vessel; that directly above the hatchway in the…
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, J.
The plaintiff in certiorari insists that the Court of Appeals erred in two respects. These contentions cannot be better stated than by quoting the words of the counsel for plaintiff in certiorari in their brief, as follows: “ The plaintiff bases his claim of liability against the shipbuilding corporation upon the theory that the company permitted the forge to remain within two or three feet of the hawse-pipe hole, alleging that there was ‘ no necessity for it being placed so near the said hawse-pipe hole,’ and in the failure of the company to warn him that the forge was located where it was…
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