Legal Opinion

Strait v. City of Rock Hill

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided March 4, 1916No. 9310PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Before Hon. C. M. Eeird, special Judge, York, Eall term, 1914. . Action by Julian E. Strait against the City of Rock Hill. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cites: Civil Code, secs. 2951, 3053; 58 S. C. 413; 43 S. C. 402; 89 S. C. 506; 101 S. C. 493 and 521; 49 N. E. 633; 153 Mass. 260; 26 N. E. 999; 31 E. R. A. 174; 44 N. E- 399; 57 R. R. A. 218; Ann.

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Before Hon. C. M. Eeird, special Judge, York, Eall term, 1914. . Action by Julian E. Strait against the City of Rock Hill. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cites: Civil Code, secs. 2951, 3053; 58 S. C. 413; 43 S. C. 402; 89 S. C. 506; 101 S. C. 493 and 521; 49 N. E. 633; 153 Mass. 260; 26 N. E. 999; 31 E. R. A. 174; 44 N. E- 399; 57 R. R. A. 218; Ann. Cas. 1914a, 554. cite: Civil Code, sec. 3053; 20 A. & E. Enc. of R. 1191, 1194; 44 S. C. 168; 43 S. C. 401; 58 S. C. 413.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice; Fraser.

The plaintiff was in the employ of the defendant, and his statement of his employment is :

“I was working for the city of Rock Hill in the summer and fall of 1913; was hired by the city or by Mr. Hoke, superintendent of streets of Rock Hill. I generally did work; whatever he told me to do on the streets and different things; run the steam roller and worked hands on the streets and crusher work. I worked with the crusher about six weeks in all. I was superintending the crusher, the work, overseer of the hands, looking after them, when…

2Cited by10 opinions

  1. Reeves v. City of EasleySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1932
  2. Triplett v. City of CoulumbiaSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1918
  3. McCarroll v. City of BessemerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
  4. Hiott v. Town of WalterboroSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1923
  5. Stewart v. City CouncilSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1926

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