Tucker v. Holly Hill Lumber Company

The Opiniomof the Court was delivered by

Circuit Judge Phieip H. Store, Acting Associate Justice:

On June 7, 1940, James Tucker was employed as a laborer by the Holly Hill Lumber Company. The work he was engaged in was clearing a right-of-way for a bridge across the Wateree River, and in order to get to his work it was necessary for him and his other fellow servants to cross the river. For this purpose the Holly Plill Lumber Company provided a boat. James Tucker and four other employees got in the boat for the purpose of crossing the river, and while in the act of crossing the stream was…