McCord v. McCord

The sole question presented on this appeal, in an action by a grandson against his grandfather for damages for injuries he sustained while working on his grandfather's farm, is whether the trial judge properly directed a verdict for the grandfather on the ground that the plaintiff had failed to present substantial evidence that the defendant grandfather, as an employer, had failed to provide his grandson, as an employee, with a safe place to work, as required by the provisions of the Employer's Liability Act, Ala. Code 1975, § 25-6-1 et seq.

The case was being tried before a jury. At the close…