Hill v. Broad River Power Co.

(dissenting) : Action for damages on account of the death of the intestate, N. B. Hill, alleged to have been caused by the wrongful act of the defendant.

It appears that, at the time of his injury and death, the intestate was employed by the defendant as foreman of a force of laborers engaged in clearing the land of trees and underbrush over a certain part of its right-of-way acquired for the construction of a power line. Another foreman, of equal rank with Hill, one Derrick, had be'en engaged, the day before the fatal accident to Hill, in similar work, at a point which the area assigned to…