Brabham v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before George E. Prince, special Judge, Barnwell, Action by B. J. Brabham', Jr., against American Telephone and Telegraph Co. and Leonard Handberry.
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Before George E. Prince, special Judge, Barnwell, Action by B. J. Brabham', Jr., against American Telephone and Telegraph Co. and Leonard Handberry. From order sustaining demurrer, plaintiff appeals. cite: A general averment of negligence in the act complained of is sufficient: 14 Ency., 334, 333; 35 S. C., 384. Handberry zms agent of defendant company and it is liable for Ms acts: 22 S. C., 557; 39 S. C., 507; 51 S. C., 79. cite: No acts of defendants are alleged zvhick zvere negligent, and Handberry and plaintiff were fellow-servants: 26 S. C., 491; 29 S. C., 100; 23 S. C., 287; 44 S. C.,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
The Circuit Court, Hon. G. E. Prince, special Judge, sustained a demurrer to' the complaint herein for insufficiency, ho which appellant excepts.
The complaint, after stating that the defendant, American Telephone and Telegraph Co'., is a corporation operating a system of telephone and telegraph wires through the county of Barnwell, S. C., and that the defendant, Handberry, at the times thereinafter mentioned, was an agent of the defendant toi superintend and direct the working of laborers upon its line, known as the right of way gang,…
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