Philip Carey Roofing & Manufacturing Co. v. Black
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal from Circuit Court, Davidson County, — ■ M. H. Meeks, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
The defendant in error, Black, brought this suit to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by him while he was in the employ of the plaintiff in error. He was foreman of a painter’s crew, and when descending a ladder from the roof of a house on which he was at work, one of the rounds broke and he had a fall, as the result of which he sues.
There was a judgment in his favor for $700 in the court below, which was affirmed by the court of civil appeals. The case is before us on writ of certiorari, granted, to the action of the latter court.
A motion for peremptory instructions…
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- Mercer v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1911
- Vindicator Consolidated Gold Mining Co. v. FirstbrookSupreme Court of Colorado · 1906
- Stork v. Charles Stolper Cooperage Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
- Burch v. Southern Pacific Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1909
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