Tucker v. Buffalo Cotton Mills
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Krugh, J., Union, September Term, 1905. ■ Action by Boyd Tucker, by guardian, against Buffalo Cotton Mills. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cites: As to disqualification of juror: Code, 1902. sec. 3944; 31 S. C., 357; 54 S. C., 153. Sum paid physician by father not element of damages: 8 Ency., 647, 648. As to examination of witness: 33 S. C., 107. Incapacity of infant to do wrong: 35 S. C., 35; 37 S. C., 463; 70 S. C., 350; 7 Ency, 408, 410; 1 A. & E.…
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Before Krugh, J., Union, September Term, 1905. ■ Action by Boyd Tucker, by guardian, against Buffalo Cotton Mills. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cites: As to disqualification of juror: Code, 1902. sec. 3944; 31 S. C., 357; 54 S. C., 153. Sum paid physician by father not element of damages: 8 Ency., 647, 648. As to examination of witness: 33 S. C., 107. Incapacity of infant to do wrong: 35 S. C., 35; 37 S. C., 463; 70 S. C., 350; 7 Ency, 408, 410; 1 A. & E. An. Cas, 893; 39 U. R. A, 760'; 83 U. S, 15; Thomp. on Neg, 308, 309, 313, 314, 5369; 17 Wall, 657; 58 S. C, 80; 3 McC,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
The plaintiff, a minor, eight years old, brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him while in the employ of the defendant as spinner in its cotton mill, and recovered a judgment for $1,000, from which defendant appeals.
The complaint alleges that plaintiff was ordered by a representative of defendant to go to the oil cup and saturate waste cloth with oil and oil his rollers, 'and that said oil cup was dangerously close to the rapidly revolving gearing, and that such undertaking was…
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