Southern Cotton Oil Co. v. Shields

Wade, O. J.

1. There was no error in overruling the general and special demurrers to the plaintiff’s petition.

2. Though the plaintiff’s petition predicated the right of the servant to ' recover upon certain alleged defects in machinery, and upon the alleged failure of the master to furnish a safe place to work, not only did the defendant’s plea interpose as a distinct and complete defense the contention that the injury occurred solely through the negligence of a fellow servant, but there was some evidence adduced which must reasonably be interpreted as tending to support such an inference. The…