Dallas Manfg. Co. v. Townes
Supreme Court of Alabama
Action for Damages for Injury to An Employe. Appeal from Madison Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. D. W. Speaks. This was an action for damages by Charles P. Townes against the Dallas Mfg. Co., for personal injuries sustained while in the employment of a contractor in the employment of plaintiff. The pleadings and the facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSimpson, J.
— This action was brought by the ap-pellee (plaintiff) against the appellant (defendant) to recover damages for an injury received by the plaintiff as an employe of defendant, while said plaintiff was engaged in the duties of his employment working in the cotton mill of defendant. The complaint originally contained four counts, bnt the second count Avas eliminated by demurrer, and the court gave the general charge in favor of the defendant as to the first count. The third count, which is copied in the statement of the case, alleges that injury, which resulted from plaintiff’s hand being…
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