Truckers' Manufacturing & Supply Co. v. White
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Oourt of Norfolk county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
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Error to a judgment of the Circuit Oourt of Norfolk county in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error. The following are instructions Hos. 1 and 2, given at the instance of the plaintiff, over the objection of the defendant, and referred to in the opinion of the court: Ho. 1. “The court instructs the jury that it is a fundamental principle of law that the defendant owed to the plaintiff the duty of using ordinary care and diligence to provide sound and safe appliances such as were reasonably calculated to insure safety whilst using the same; and…
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
This writ of error is to a judgment on behalf of the defendant-in error, White, who was plaintiff in the court below, in an action for personal injuries sustained by him while in the service of the plaintiff in- error.
The company was engaged in the business of manufacturing baskets and barrels; and White, in attempting to place the belt on a rapidly revolving pulley, thirty inches in diameter and eight feet above the floor, received the injury of which he complains.
The plaintiff’s version of the accident is, that Copeland, an employee whose regular business it was to operate the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Virginia & North Carolina Wheel Co. v. HarrisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905
- Virginia Fire & Marine Insurance v. HogueSupreme Court of Virginia · 1906
- McDonald's Adm'r v. Norfolk & Western RailroadSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Dean's AdministratrixSupreme Court of Virginia · 1907
- Thomas v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1907
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