Roberts v. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Klugh, J., Cherokee, Action by C. N. Roberts against Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. and John Byars. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant Chemical Co., appeals. cite: Nonsuit should have been ordered: 55 S. C., 483; 66 S. C., 256; 69 S. C„ 529; 70 S. C., 470; 71 S. C., 53; 72 S. C., 246, 237, 264, 403; 74 S. C., 419; 75 S. C., 102, 487; 78 S. C., 472; 81 S. C., 236. Duty of master in hiring servants: 2 Lab. on M. & S., sec. 572; 70 S. C., 327. Assumption of risks: I…
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Before Klugh, J., Cherokee, Action by C. N. Roberts against Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. and John Byars. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant Chemical Co., appeals. cite: Nonsuit should have been ordered: 55 S. C., 483; 66 S. C., 256; 69 S. C„ 529; 70 S. C., 470; 71 S. C., 53; 72 S. C., 246, 237, 264, 403; 74 S. C., 419; 75 S. C., 102, 487; 78 S. C., 472; 81 S. C., 236. Duty of master in hiring servants: 2 Lab. on M. & S., sec. 572; 70 S. C., 327. Assumption of risks: I Lab. on M. & S., sec. 276. No negligence presumed from defective appliance: 75 S. C., 102. Verdict being alone against…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
Respondent sues appellant and John Byars, an alleged vice-principal, for damages for injuries sustained, while in appellant’s service.
The verdict was against appellant alone, and judgment was entered accordingly.
The testimony tended to show: That plaintiff had been working in appellant’s fertilizer factory about three weeks, feeding mote bran to an elevator; that it gave out, and, not knowing where to get more, he applied to Byars, the foreman, who told him to get some one who knew where it was to help him get it; that he applied to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Carson v. Southern Ry.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1903
- Bussey v. Charleston & Western Car. Ry. CoSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1898
- Carter V. Oliver Oil Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1891
- Welch v. Clifton Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1899
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- Holder v. Sovereign Camp, W. O. W.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1936
- Pinckney v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1912
- Pinckney v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1911
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