Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. Hubbard
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Bessemer City Court. Heard before Hon. J. C. B. GwiN. Action by Jim Hubbard against the Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company for damages for injuries sustained while working in its mine. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, J.(1) The case was submitted to the jury on the issues presented by the second count of the complaint, and the defendant’s plea of the general issue. This count alleged that, while plaintiff was rightfully in the defendant’s mine as a workman in the employ of one Baker, who was working for defendant as a contractor engaged in and about mining iron ore for defendant in its mine, a large rock constituting the roof of one of the entries fell upon and'injured him. The fact that Baker was an independent contractor, and that plaintiff was an employee of Baker, as alleged in the complaint,…
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