B. M. Pulliam v. Gulf Lumber Company, Inc. And Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment entered upon a directed verdict for the defendants. Plaintiff sued under the Alabama Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1 and in the alternative in simple negligence for damages. He sought to recover either compensation or damages for personal injuries suffered on February 18, 1958 when an iron bar or “lumber hook” fell on plaintiff’s head while he was employed as a sawyer at Gulf Lumber Company’s sawmill in Tensas, Alabama. The plaintiff had been an employee of Gulf Lumber Company for about 12 years. While working for that Company at Ramsey…
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- Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. ChambleeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
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