Barrett v. Seaboard Air Line Railway Co.

This is an action for actionable negligence brought by plaintiff against the defendant for injuries alleged to have been sustained by him. The defendant introduced no evidence and at' the close of plaintiff’s evidence made a motion for judgment as in ease of nonsuit. C. S., 567. This motion was sustained by the court below. Plaintiff assigned error and appealed to this Court.

The testimony of plaintiff was to the effect: That on 2 January, 1924, he was engaged in car-repairing work for defendant at Hamlet. That he was directed by the foreman of defendant to make repairs on a refrigerator car.…