Ross v. Oliver Bros. & Honeycutt

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Carroll

Reversing.

At the time the accident under investigation occurred th’e appellees were engaged in masking a fill. The material used in' the fill was obtained from nearby land and then loaded .on oars and transported to the fill. In Obtaining the material a steam shovel was used', which was operated by stationary engines, three of which were located seme distance back of the shovel, and one near the boom from which the .shovel was .suspended. The engines back of t'he shovel were in Charge of an engineer, and the one located at the (boom was in charge of an…