Green v. Catawba Power Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Hydrick, J., York, November Term', 1905. Action by Ben Green against Catawba Power Co. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The former cite: Different parts of charge may be construed together: 72 S. C., 129; 69 S. C., 363; 71 S. C., 102; 4-1 S. C., 452; 22 S. C., 187; 54 S. C., 93. Charge should be construed with reference to case made: 37 S. C., 343; 21 S. C-, 400 ; 72 S. C., 174.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
The-plaintiff, a laborer in the defendant’s employment, was injured by the falling of a battle-post which he was assisting to raise and place in position as a part of the bench of a bridge by means of a j im-pole. The allegation of negligence under which plaintiff obtained judgment was that the jim-pole to which was attached the blocks and tackle used to raise the battle-post, was not braced or made secure by guys at the bottom, and consequently under the strain applied more on one side than the other it slipped at the 'bottom,…
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