Legal Opinion
Blue Bell Globe Manufacturing Co. v. Baird
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 25, 1939No. 27700PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
Henry Baird brought suit against Blue Bell Globe Manufacturing Company claiming damages for injury to his hearing. The plaintiff alleged that he was employed by the defendant, and while engaged in the performance of the duties of his employment, which consisted in loading heavy bales of clothing into railroad freight box-cars, he was injured as a result of his fellow servants carelessly, ■ on account of their unfitness and ineompetency, allowing' a large bale of overalls to fall upon him and mash his shoulder and neck and the right side of his head, bursting the ear drum of his right ear, and…
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