Estep v. Price

Lively, Judge:

Plaintiff in error, Rufus Estep, prosecutes this writ of error to tbe ruling of tbe circuit court in bis action for damages for personal injuries received while in tbe employ of defendant C. E. Price. At tbe conclusion of tbe evidence tbe court struck out all of plaitniff’s evidence and directed a verdict for defendant, wbicb was accordingly returned, upon wbicb judgment of nil capiat was entered May 2nd, 1921.

Tbe declaration contains two counts and sets out two causes of action. The first is that defendant failed to provide reasonably safe tools and appliances with wbicb…