Etheridge v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

BeosdeN, J.(1) What duty does the law impose upon an employer with respect to furnishing particular tools or appliances to a workman in performing particular types of work?(2) Was the evidence of certain injuries sustained by the witness Keeter, competent?

This case is built upon the theory that it was the duty of the defendant in the exercise of ordinary care to furnish goggles to the plaintiff. The leading goggle cases in this State are: Whitt v. Rand, 187 N. C., 805, 123 S. E., 84; Jefferson v. Raleigh, 194 N. C., 479, 140 S. E., 76. The facts in Whitt v. Band, supra, are almost identical…