Babcock Bros. Lumber Co. v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Sheffield. Miller superior court. December 21, 1903. The petition alleges, that the plaintiff was employed by the defendánt as a laborer, and was engaged in doing carpenter work among the rafters and open timbers of the defendant’s boiler room; that having been directed to assist in putting in a timber, and it having been fastened in place, he attempted to pass along a “ plate ” or beam, in order that he might reach the place where the other…
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Action for damages. Before Judge Sheffield. Miller superior court. December 21, 1903. The petition alleges, that the plaintiff was employed by the defendánt as a laborer, and was engaged in doing carpenter work among the rafters and open timbers of the defendant’s boiler room; that having been directed to assist in putting in a timber, and it having been fastened in place, he attempted to pass along a “ plate ” or beam, in order that he might reach the place where the other end of the timber was to be fastened; that, in order to support himself in passing, as it was necessary for him to do in…
1Opinion of the CourtLamar, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) The defendant was altering the roof to its boiler house. The plaintiff (a minor and inexperienced), while working among the rafters, fastened one end of a piece of timber, and, in order to reach the point where the other end had to be nailed, attempted to walk along a narrow beam. In doing so he came to a brace which ran from the beam diagonally to the roof. The brace appeared to be fastened. In fact it was insecure. In endeavoring to pass around it he caught hold of the brace. It fell, and he with it. In the suit for the resulting personal injuries, it…
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