Starnes Ex Rel. Starnes v. Albion Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN to recover damages for personal injury, tried before Moore, J., and a jury, at March Term, 1908, of MeciclbN-BUR.G. The court submitted these issues: “1. Was the plaintiff injured by the negligence of the defendant, as alleged in the complaint ?” Answer: “Yes.”
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ActioN to recover damages for personal injury, tried before Moore, J., and a jury, at March Term, 1908, of MeciclbN-BUR.G. The court submitted these issues: “1. Was the plaintiff injured by the negligence of the defendant, as alleged in the complaint ?” Answer: “Yes.” “2. Did the plaintiff, by his own negligence, contribute to his injury, as alleged in the answer?” Answer: “No.” “3. What amount of damages, if any, is the plaintiff entitled to recover ?” Answer: “Three thousand dollars.” From the judgment rendered the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBbowN, J.
It seems to have been admitted that the plaintiff was employed by defendant to work in its cotton factory, and that he was assigned to the spinning room on the second floor; that his duties were to sweep out the spinning room and to make bands; that plaintiff performed such duties from September, 1906, the date' of his employment, until 5 January, 1901, when he was injured. On that day he went down on the lower floor, as he had frequently done -before, to see his father, who was running the carding machines. While there plaintiff got his hand caught and injured in the cylinder of one of the…
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