Graham v. Thrall
Supreme Court of Arkansas
- Appeal from Pike Circuit Court; James S. Steel, Judge; A master is liable for the negligence of a vice principal concurring with that of a fellow servant. 88 Ark. 37; 67 Ark. 1. Appellant did not assume the risk of the danger. 77 Ark. 374; 90 Ark. 228; Id. 567; 89 Ark. 427; 88 Ark. 548; 87 Ark. 321; Id. 396; 79 Ark. 56; 86 Ark. 514. Directing a verdict f01defendant was error. 88 Ark. 28; 73 Ark. 560; 71 Ark. 447: 76 Ark. 522; 89 Ark. 534; 89 Ark. 222; Id. 372. There was no…
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- Appeal from Pike Circuit Court; James S. Steel, Judge; A master is liable for the negligence of a vice principal concurring with that of a fellow servant. 88 Ark. 37; 67 Ark. 1. Appellant did not assume the risk of the danger. 77 Ark. 374; 90 Ark. 228; Id. 567; 89 Ark. 427; 88 Ark. 548; 87 Ark. 321; Id. 396; 79 Ark. 56; 86 Ark. 514. Directing a verdict f01defendant was error. 88 Ark. 28; 73 Ark. 560; 71 Ark. 447: 76 Ark. 522; 89 Ark. 534; 89 Ark. 222; Id. 372. There was no controverted fact to be passed upon by the jury. 41 Ark. 382; Wood on Master and Servant, § § 326-8 and 335; 57 Ark.…
1Opinion of the CourtFrauenthal, J.
This was an action instituted by G. N. Graham, the plaintiff below, to recover damages for a personal injury which he alleged he sustained while in the employment of the defendants. The defendants, F. E. Thrall and Stephen Shea, were the members of a partnership, which was doing business under the firm name of Thrall & Shea. They were engaged in the construction and equipment of a large sawmill plant, and had employed a number of laborers in doing this work, amongst whom was the plaintiff. One of these laborers permitted a large chain to fall from a considerable height upon plaintiff’s hand,…
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