Harryman v. L & N Buick-Pontiac, Inc.

GEORGE P. ADAMS, Special Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the trial court dismissing this common law negligence action against his employer, defendant-respondent here, seeking damages in the sum of $37,500.00 for injuries he claimed to have sustained on February 19, 1963, as the result of defendant’s alleged failure to furnish him with assistance in the removal of an engine head from an automobile and defendant’s failure to furnish safe appliances and a safe place to work.

Among other defenses, defendant’s answer challenged the trial court’s jurisdiction on the ground that plaintiff’s…