Woodson v. Johnston & Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Atkinson. City court, of Brunswick. May 20, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, P. J.
An action for damages was brought in the-city court of Brunswick, by Woodson against William Johnston *455& Company Limited. The petition made, in substance, the following case: The defendants were engaged in running a line of steamships from Brunswick to European ports, in the course of which they employed the plaintiff to work as a laborer in loading with cotton one of their ships at their dock in the city of Brunswick. They employed a superior officer, known as the “walking boss,” who had power to hire and discharge men, and who also exercised a general superintendence over the hands engaged…
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