Cook v. Camp Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from Bond, J., at March Term, 1921, of DupliN. This was an action for personal injuries received by plaintiff at the sawmill operated by the Gamp Manufacturing Company, but owned by its codefendant, through the alleged negligence of the defendants. On motion of the defendants a judgment of nonsuit was entered and the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtClass, C. J.
It appears that the Carolina Timber Company owned the sawmill at which the plaintiff was working at the time of the alleged injury, and the mill was being operated by its codefendant, the Camp Manufacturing Company. The plaintiff was employed to repair the machinery and chains and equipment attached to the fire-room and the big engine, but he was not operating any of the machinery. Whenever any part of the machinery which it was the plaintiff’s duty to repair broke down or got out of order, the plaintiff had authority to stop the engine running it in order to make the repairs, and was also…
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- Evans Ex Rel. Pendleton v. Dare Lumber Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1917
- Taylor v. Neuse Lumber Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1917
- Odom v. Canfield Lumber Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1917
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