Jefferson v. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co.

This was a suit for personal injuries sustained by the appellant while engaged in his duties as servant of the appellee. At the close of appellant’s evidence, the court below sustained a motion to exclude the evidence and peremptorily instructed the jury to find a verdict for the appellee.

John Jefferson, a negro about forty years of age, had been employed by the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company for about a week before he received the injuries complained of. He, with other employees, were engaged in loading an average box car with fertilizer. The operation of loading in itself was simple and…