United States Cast Iron, Pipe & Foundry Co. v. Granger
Supreme Court of Alabama
Injury to. Servant. Appeal from Bessemer City. Court. Heard before Hon. Wm. Jackson. Action by Jobn Granger against the United States Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
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Injury to. Servant. Appeal from Bessemer City. Court. Heard before Hon. Wm. Jackson. Action by Jobn Granger against the United States Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The excerpt from the court’s oral charge is as follows: “To entitle the plaintiff to recover in this case, the question for you to determine is whether or not the hook was in a defective condition- — that that was the cause that proximately contributed to his injury. If you find it was, then the question for you to consider is whether or not plaintiff would be entitled to…
1Opinion of the CourtMoCLELLAN, J.
This is the second appeal in this case. — United States C. I. P. & F. Co. v. Granger, 162 Ala. 637, 50 South. 159. On the retrial the case went to the jury on the issues made by counts 3 and 4, and pleas of the general issue, contributory negligence, and assumption of risk. These counts Impute negligence to the defendant (appellant) in respect of its ways,, works, machinery, etc., whereby a large piece of iron, called a “corebar,” was permitted to fall upon him, to his injury. These counts were drawn under the first subdivision of the liability act (Code 1907, § 3910).
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