Holliday v. Fulton Band Mill, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
In appellant’s suit for damages for a personal injury sustained while working at appellee’s sawmill a verdict was directed for the defendant. This is the sole error specified on appeal, and the sole questions argued are whether appellant was given a reasonably safe' place to work, and whether the negligence of the sawyer was that of a fellow servant., The mill was a band-sawmill operated by the sawyer who controlled the motions of the carriage, and by a “dogger”, who worked to the rear of the saw and fastened the dogs into the logs, and by ap*1007pellant who as “off-bearer”…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Tatum v. CrabtreeMississippi Supreme Court · 1922
- Olsen v. North Pacific Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1900
- Carey Reed Co. v. McDavidCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1941
- Southern Package Corp. v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
3Cited by3 opinions
- Mrs. Ivy L. Gordon v. Niagara MacHine & Tool WorksCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Wadiak v. Illinois Cent. R. CoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
- Mrs. Ivy L. Gordon v. Niagara MacHine & Tool WorksCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974