United States Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry Co. v. Eastham
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Alabama; William I. Grubb, Judge. Action by Fred C. Eastham against the United States Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry Company. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
CALL, District Judge.
Fred C. Eastham brought suit against the United States Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry Company to' recover for personal injuries suffered by him in defendant’s manufacturing plant in the city of Bessemer, Ala. The case was tried upon two counts in the plaintiff’s declaration, A and D.
Count A alleges plaintiff’s employment, and that while engaged in the discharge of his duties his arm was caught in or by a belt which was running over a pulley, and he was thereby injured, and that said injuries were proximately caused by reason of a defect in the condition of the ways, works,…
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