Stevens v. Bibb Manufacturing Co.

I can not agree to tbe conclusion reached by the majority of the court. To me it appears that the case is controlled by the application of the following well-settled rule of law: Where it appears that a master furnished the servant with a number of simple appliances, from which it was the servant’s • duty to select and use those which were safe, sound, and without defects, the master will not be held liable for injuries resulting *794from the use of one of such appliances selected by the servant, the defects of which were at the time plainly apparent to the servant. The defendant (not being a…