J. J. Newman Lumber Co. v. Dantzler
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal' from the circuit court of Forest county. Hon. Paul B. Johnson, Judge. Suit by Adolph Dantzler against the J. J. Newman Lumber Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Appellee, a negro boy about sixteen or seventeen years of age, was plaintiff in the court below, and appellant was defendant.
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Appeal' from the circuit court of Forest county. Hon. Paul B. Johnson, Judge. Suit by Adolph Dantzler against the J. J. Newman Lumber Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Appellee, a negro boy about sixteen or seventeen years of age, was plaintiff in the court below, and appellant was defendant. There was a judgment for plaintiff for three thousand dollars for injuries received, which resulted in the amputation of plaintiff’s leg above the knee, from which an appeal is taken. The opinion states the facts. The fifth, sixth, and seventh assignments of error are as follows:…
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
This. action was begun in the circuit court of Forest county by appellee, a minor, against appellant, a corporation,. engaged in the business of operating a sawmill and planing mill. Appellee was in the employ of appellant, and while operating a planing machine he was injured, because,, as he alleg’es, one of the belts on the machine he was feeding became defective and dangerous, and appellant, having notice of this defect, failed and refused to repair same. The case was submitted to the jury, and a verdict was rendered in favor of appellee, plaintiff below, for three thousand dollars, and…
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