Edgens v. Gaffney Mfg. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage, J., Cherokee, March, 1904. Action by Charles Edgens against Gaffney Mfg. Co. From order of nonsuit, plaintiff appeals. cites: 18 S. C., 279; 157 Mass., 564; 35 S. C., 408; 166 N. Y., 188; 52 L. R. A., 924; 87 Mo., 550 ; 63 la., 394; 41 Neb., 9. cites: 66 S. C., 256; 113 Mass., 544; 139 N. Y., 302; 20 Ency., 2 ed., 86, 87.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
The plaintiff, as an employee of defendant, was working in the bottom of a well. While so engaged he was struck and injured by a piece of pipe which became uncoupled and fell from the apparatus used to force water out of the well. This action for damages is founded on the charge of negligence on the part of the defendant in furnishing defective and unsafe machinery. The Circuit Judge held that there was a total failure to support the charge by evidence, and granted a nonsuit.
No evidence, either direct or circumstantial, was offered…
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