Sibbert v. Scotland Cotton Mills
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actior for recovery of damages for injury sustained by plaintiff while at work in defendant’s mill, heard before Oouncill, J., and a jury, at March Term, 1901, of the Superior Court of ScotlaNd County.
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Civil actior for recovery of damages for injury sustained by plaintiff while at work in defendant’s mill, heard before Oouncill, J., and a jury, at March Term, 1901, of the Superior Court of ScotlaNd County. The testimony of plaintiff tended to show that he was, at the time of the injury, nineteen years of age, employed by one Terry, head boss of the night force; that he was instructed by Terry how to do the work to which he was assigned — “oiling and tying on bands” on twenty-four frames at night. He says: “All frames have shifters to throw belt which runs the frame from the tight to the…
1Opinion of the Court
OoNNon, L,
after stating the facts: It may be conceded that the frames at which plaintiff was put to work were of proper construction and in good condition; that there was no evidence on the part of defendant, either in respect to the frames or the travis gear; that defendant was guilty of no negligence in failing to instruct plaintiff in his work. It may be further conceded that his sleeve getting caught in the travis gear was an accident for which defendant was not responsible, or that plaintiff did not exercise due care to avoid the danger of getting caught in the cogs. The question arises,…
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