Grey Eagle Marble Co. v. Perry

The action is. one for damages for personal injuries sustained by Perry while in the employ of the marble company. A judgment was rendered in his favor, and the court of civil appeals affirmed it.

Perry, though a young man just above his majority, at the time of his injuries had four years’ experience in marble quarrying with various companies, and was conversant with the work he was engaged at when he was injured. His duty was to strip the marble of the earth and loose rock. While at work he noticed a rock of considerable size protruding out of the soil several feet above him, and testifies…