Bolton v. Georgia Pacific Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Railroads. Negligence. Master and servant. Actions. Pleadings. Amendment. Evidence. Nonsuit. Before Judge Marshall J. Clark Eulton superior court. March, term, 1889. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
Bolton brought his action against the railroad company for injuries received by him in Alabama, on account, as he alleged, of the negligence of the company through its agents and servants. His declaration was founded upon the common law right which renders the employer liable for knowingly furnishing defective materials to its servants, whereby they are injured. At the trial he offered to amend his declaration by declaring on the 'statute of Alabama, which gives employés a statutory right to recover upon other grounds. This amendment was objected to by the defendant, and the…
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