Pierce v. Atlanta Cotton Mills

Blandford, Justice.

The plaintiff in error brought her action for damages against the defendant in error, to recover damages sustained by reason of a defect in the guard which protected the weaver’s shuttle in its operation, alleging that she lost her eye in consequence of the defective guard. The guard did not cover or run entirely along the line of the shuttle, but had a section in the middle which was open. A great deal of evidence was submitted by the parties as to whether that was a proper guard. The witnesses differed, some agreeing that no guard would be about as safe as a guard, and…