Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Jenkins
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Eve. City court of Richmond county. May term, 1892. The widow of Wesley Jenkins sued the telegraph company, alleging as follows: On August 18, 1891, Wesley Jenkins was employed by the defendant as a lineman to remove the wires from certain telegraph poles constituting a part of the telegraph line of the defendant between Augusta and Atlanta, Ga., and at or near a point on said line known as Belair, in Richmond county.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Eve. City court of Richmond county. May term, 1892. The widow of Wesley Jenkins sued the telegraph company, alleging as follows: On August 18, 1891, Wesley Jenkins was employed by the defendant as a lineman to remove the wires from certain telegraph poles constituting a part of the telegraph line of the defendant between Augusta and Atlanta, Ga., and at or near a point on said line known as Belair, in Richmond county. The usual and necessary way to do this work was to climb the poles to the point from which the wires were suspended and held in place. While so…
1Opinion of the Court
*398 Judgment affirmed.
A general demurrer to the declaration was overruled. J. S. & W. T. Davidson, for plaintiff in error. Hyde & Reynolds, F. W. Capers, Jr., and Leonard Phinizy, contra.
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