Hardy v. Turner-Farber-Love Co., Inc.

Holden, J.,

delivered the opinion of the court., The appellant, Beulah Hardy, sued the appellee, lumber company, for damages for the death of her husband, Oliver Hardy, who was killed by a band saw in the sawmill of appellee, while employed as an oiler of the machinery. The lower court granted a peremptory instruction against liability, from which judgment this appeal is prosecuted.

The main ground for recovery is that the lumber company failed to furnish a reasonably safe place for its employee, Oliver Hardy, deceased, to work in, which negligence resulted in his death. The principal and…