Belzoni Hardwood Lumber Co. v. Langford
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court of Humphreys county. Hon. S. F. Davis, Judge. Action by Mrs. Nellie Langford against the Belzoni Hardwood Lumber Company. From the judgment defendant appeals directly, and plaintiff cross-appeals.
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Appeal from circuit court of Humphreys county. Hon. S. F. Davis, Judge. Action by Mrs. Nellie Langford against the Belzoni Hardwood Lumber Company. From the judgment defendant appeals directly, and plaintiff cross-appeals. I confidently assert that the judgment in this cas'e'should be reversed and judgment rendered in this /ydurt in favor of the appellant, because at the time Langford received the injuries which resulted in his death/he was not acting within the scope of his employment, and was a mere volunteer. See 18 R. C. L. 580; 26 Cyc, 1088; 20 Am. & Eng. Enc. of L. 149; Gulfport…
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, J.
The appellee, Mrs. Nellie Langford, recovered a judgment of one thousand five hundred dollars against the appellant as damages for the death of her husband, who was killed while in the employment of appellant, from which judgment the appellant directly appeals, and the appellee cross-appeals.
Langford, the husband of appellee, was employed by the appellant Hardwood Lumber Company as a log loader; was earning four dollars per day, and was thirty-five years of age. The appellant operated a sawmill at Belzoni for the manufacture of hardwood lumber. It owned a tract of timber land some miles out…
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