Harrell v. Atlas Portland Cement Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of M issouri; David P. Dyer, Judge. Action by George Edward Harrell against the Atlas Portland Cement-Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
Mr. Harrell sued the Atlas Portland Cement Company for damages that resulted, as he averred, from a personal injury inflicted upon him, as he alleged, by the negligence of its servants, and especially of its engineer, who was operating its steam *84shovel. The company answered that, if the plaintiff suffered any injury on account of the negligence of any of its servants, they were his fellow servants and the company was not liable therefor. At the close of the evidence for the plaintiff, the court directed the jury to return a verdict for the defendant on the ground that…
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