Rogers v. Condon
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Jones. Habersham superior court. December 15, 1914.
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, P. J.
1. The plaintiff was employed to operate a “ steam liner drill” by the defendants, who were engaged in cutting *391a tunnel under the earth’s surface. Holes had been drilled in the rock, and charged with a high explosive. The operators withdrew while the blast was made. They returned to remove the dislodged rock. Pieces of rock overhead that had not fallen were removed with a crowbar. If firmly enough set to resist dislodgment by means of a crowbar, a steel bar, sharpened at one end and blunt at the other, called a “gad,” was employed. The sharpened end was placed against the rock, and the blunt…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Holland v. Durham Coal & Coke Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1908
- Carroll v. East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1889
- Artesian Lithia Water Co. v. Central Bank & Trust Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1912
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- Wilson v. DunawayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Cobb v. CoffeySupreme Court of Georgia · 1919
- Featherston v. American National BankSupreme Court of Georgia · 1916
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