Starr v. Southern Cotton Oil Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal.by defendant from Harding, J., at December Term, 1913, of GastoN. Tbis action was brought to recover damages for injuries received in operation of a cotton-seed linter, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. Plaintiff was employed as a sweeper and cleaner of the machines in the linter room, and was injured while attempting to clean one of the linters under the direction of Will Thompson.
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Appeal.by defendant from Harding, J., at December Term, 1913, of GastoN. Tbis action was brought to recover damages for injuries received in operation of a cotton-seed linter, alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant. Plaintiff was employed as a sweeper and cleaner of the machines in the linter room, and was injured while attempting to clean one of the linters under the direction of Will Thompson. This machine, called a linter, removes the lint from the cotton seed, after the cotton has been ginned, and the removal is accomplished by means of brushes and saws.…
1Opinion of the Court
"Walker, J.,
after stating tbe case: Tbe court erred in permitting tbe questions which were asked and objected to, as above stated. They were clearly calculated to prejudice tbe defendant and to prevent a fair and impartial trial, which is tbe first and most important object in tbe administration of justice. Tbe law seeks to ascertain tbe truth and, upon it alone, to adjudge tbe rights of tbe parties. It was entirely irrelevant to this controversy to inquire whether any of tbe -jurors were employed by or connected with an insurance company, without admission or proof that tbe defendant was…
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